The Clarity Act will put Main Street banks at a disadvantage
The Blockchain Association’s Summer Mersinger dismisses the harm to community banks in defending the stablecoin rewards language in the Clarity Act, says community banker Nate Franzén.
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Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He adopted Simpsons cartoon aliases ‘Homer’ and ‘Marge’ in company meetings
Yi, who is now the co-CEO of Binance alongside its other chief Richard Teng, still uses the name Marge in meetings and chats.
SEC resurrecting U.S. crypto custody rule the previous administration failed to land
In 2023, the regulator tried to narrowly restrict the places investment advisers could park clients’ crypto assets, but the new approach is still shrouded in secrecy.
Shinhan and Visa team up to test stablecoin issuance and B2B settlements in South Korea
Shinhan Financial Group will use Visa’s platform to test stablecoin issuance, remittance, and redemption while building new AI-powered payment models.
Japan targets early 2030s launch for blockchain-based stock and bond settlement system
Japan’s regulators are racing to modernize national settlement systems to prevent institutional investors and foreign capital from fleeing to overseas markets.
U.S. state banking associations plan to launch their own nationwide blockchain network
The “BankChain Alliance” is aiming for a 2027 launch, and would foster stablecoins, payments and tokenized deposits inside the banking system’s regulatory sphere.