Coinbase is reportedly still pushing back against stablecoin yield provisions in the Senate’s crypto market structure bill, which has derailed past efforts to advance the legislation.
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Jesse Coghlan is a staff editor at Cointelegraph and a member of the Asia-Pacific newsdesk. He joined the publication in 2022 and reports on court cases and government policy related to cryptocurrency, with a focus on making complex legal and regulatory topics accessible to readers. Prior to joining Cointelegraph, Coghlan worked as a freelance journalist covering crime and civil unrest and has experience producing and co-hosting a podcast focused on crypto news.
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