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House Democrats are pressing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over World Liberty Financial’s push for a national trust bank charter, citing systemic risk.

A transaction-level analysis of 92 community banks found $78.3 million in net deposits moved to Coinbase over 13 months, with money market accounts losing most outflows.

The Hyperliquid Policy Center says it will advocate on Capitol Hill for policies, particularly those related to perpetual derivatives and blockchain infrastructure.

The CLARITY Act moved quickly through the House of Representatives since it was introduced in June 2025 but has been plagued with delays in the Senate.

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that will fund most of the government through the end of September.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig spoke on CNBC on Thursday as debate continued over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.

Lawmakers begin debating amendments to a sweeping digital asset market structure proposal as Congress looks to clarify oversight of crypto markets.

The US financial regulator has just one Senate-confirmed commissioner, leading to lawmakers' concerns about the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's balance and effectiveness.

Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says crypto will have to “wrestle with prolonged regulatory grind and skepticism” if the US fails to pass a market structure bill.

Severe storm conditions in the United States caused the Senate and other government offices to close on Monday.

The committee released a draft bill in November proposing a regulatory framework, but some lawmakers still have concerns about provisions on DeFi, ethics and stablecoins.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the industry is working on several ideas to help community banks in the CLARITY market structure bill.

Many in the industry expect it could be weeks before lawmakers on the Senate Banking Committee return to consider a markup for the CLARITY Act.

It's unclear when US lawmakers will return to address a market structure bill, but CEO David Solomon said Goldman Sachs was monitoring its progress for tokenization and stablecoins.

Brian Armstrong posted on X late on Wednesday saying Coinbase couldn't “support the bill as written,“ potentially leading to a postponement in consideration.