Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules
Bitcoin Magazine Federal Reserve Moves to Close Stablecoin Loopholes With New Customer ID Rules The Federal Reserve proposed Thursday that payment stablecoin issuers maintain written customer identification programs, a move that signals…
Federal Reserve rolls out proposing rulemaking requiring stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification program
The Fed rolled out a rule requiring stablecoin issuers to have a program in place to identify customers to combat illicit finance.
Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion
The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.
Scale of Stablecoin Adoption in Nigeria Makes Risks 'More Pronounced', Says IMF
Efforts to suppress stablecoin use are “likely to be only partly effective,†the International Monetary Fund’s researchers said.
CLARITY Act July 4 Deadline Dead as Ethics and Section 604 Talks Collapse
Bipartisan negotiations on the CLARITY Act fractured on two fronts simultaneously last week. A closed-door ethics session collapsed Tuesday without agreement, and a White House-convened law enforcement meeting on Section 604 ended Wednesday with no…
Trump-backed World Liberty Financial to fund UFC fighter bonuses in USD1 stablecoin at White House event
The deal puts USD1 branding inside the Octagon at an event held on the White House South Lawn, on President Trump's 80th birthday.
Tether USDT Briefly Overtakes Ethereum in Market Cap: A $187B Wake-Up Call
For a few hours, earlier this week, Tether USDT stablecoin held a higher market cap than Ethereum, the first time that has happened in eight years. Data across multiple trackers placed both assets in the $183–188B range during the crossover window, with…
Japan Three Biggest Banks Unite to Launch Yen Crypto Stablecoin by March 2027
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have established a formal joint council to develop and co-issue a yen-backed crypto stablecoin by the end of Japan fiscal year 2026, March 2027. The stablecoin will be issued under a trust…
Coinbase And Ethena Launch High Yield USDC Vault Powered By Morpho
Coinbase has added a higher-risk USDC yield vault connected to Ethena, Morpho and Steakhouse Financial.
Ripple CEO Accused Jamie Dimon of Lying About CLARITY Act And Called Out $20Bn Reason Why
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse went directly at JPMorgan chief Jamie Dimon on Fox Business Wednesday, accusing him of ‘intentional misrepresentation’ over the CLARITY Act, the pending Senate legislation that would establish a comprehensive…