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No More Waiting: New Crypto Law Unlocks Cheaper, Faster Money for Everyone

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-07-19 22:52:16

For more than a decade, cryptocurrency lived in legal limbo. It was too weird to regulate, too volatile to trust, and too new for Washington to take seriously. That just changed. The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the GENIUS Act, the first major federal law regulating stablecoins, digital currencies backed by the U.S. dollar. The bill now heads to President Trump’s desk, where it’s expected to become law. Here’s what it means for you, your money, and the financial system around you.

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US passes first major national crypto legislation

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-07-20 01:17:14

US passes first major national crypto legislation 43 minutes ago Share Save Natalie Sherman BBC News Share Save Getty Images Lawmakers in the US have passed the country's first major national cryptocurrency legislation. It is a major milestone for the once fringe industry, which has been lobbying Congress over regulation for years and poured millions into last year's election, backing candidates that included Donald Trump. The bill sets up a regulatory regime for so-called stablecoins, a kind

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Congress Passes GENIUS Act in Major Win for US Crypto Industry

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-07-20 13:31:03

The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted overwhelming to pass the country’s first significant cryptocurrency regulation, the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. It will now go to President Donald Trump for final approval. If enacted, the bill will establish rules for issuers of stablecoins, a type of coin pegged to a $1 valuation, which proponents have pitched as a faster and cheaper way to make payments. The bill requires issuers to collater

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GOP’s pro-industry crypto bills could financially ruin millions, lawmaker warns

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-25 21:45:59

It's "Crypto Week" in Congress, and experts continue to warn that legislation Donald Trump wants passed quickly could give the president ample opportunities to grift while leaving Americans more vulnerable to scams and financial ruin. Perhaps most controversial of the bills is the one that's closest to reaching Trump's desk, the GENIUS Act, which creates a framework for banks and private companies to issue stablecoins. After passing in the Senate last month, the House of Representatives is hopi

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Bitcoin Hits $112K, but Something Feels Off

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-02 16:07:02

Bitcoin is on the move again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value surged past a symbolic milestone on Wednesday, reaching a record-breaking $112,055 on the Coinbase exchange around 3:55 p.m. ET. That’s the highest price ever recorded for Bitcoin on Coinbase, surpassing the previous high of $111,891 set in May. With this latest surge, Bitcoin is up nearly 20% since the start of the year. The sudden move stunned traders and rekindled hopes among Bitcoin’s faithful. For weeks, pric

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Bitcoin Hits $112K But Something Feels Off

gizmodo.com Luc Olinga 2025-08-02 21:07:02

Bitcoin is on the move again. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market value surged past a symbolic milestone on Wednesday, reaching a record-breaking $112,055 on the Coinbase exchange around 3:55 p.m. ET. That’s the highest price ever recorded for Bitcoin on Coinbase, surpassing the previous high of $111,891 set in May. With this latest surge, Bitcoin is up nearly 20% since the start of the year. The sudden move stunned traders and rekindled hopes among Bitcoin’s faithful. For weeks, pric

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BNY Mellon will have custody of Ripple's new stablecoin as institutional interest in crypto swells

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-04 22:41:45

Bank of New York Mellon will be the primary custodian for the Ripple's U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin reserves going forward, the two companies said Wednesday. The partnership should enhance regulatory compliance for Ripple, the issuer of ripple USD (RLUSD), and boost institutional credibility for the company as well as the fast growing stablecoin industry. BNY is the nation's oldest bank and primarily serves institutions and corporations. It also adds to the growing number of traditional insti

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Ether and related stocks gain amid the latest crypto craze: Tokenization

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-08-15 05:35:33

A representation of cryptocurrency Ethereum is placed on a PC motherboard in this illustration taken on June 16, 2023. Stocks tied to the price of ether , better known as ETH, were higher on Wednesday, reflecting renewed enthusiasm for the crypto asset amid a surge of interest in stablecoins and tokenization. BitMine Immersion Technologies , a bitcoin miner that announced plans this week to make ETH its primary treasury reserve asset, jumped about 20%. It's gained more than 1,000% since the an

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Stablecoins go mainstream: Why banks and credit card firms are issuing their own crypto tokens

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Jordan Smith 2025-08-20 10:00:01

In this article PYPL SHOP COIN CRCL V MA JPM Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT A $44 billion IPO. A Senate bill with bipartisan momentum. And now, a wave of Fortune 500 firms launching crypto tokens of their own. Stablecoins — once a niche corner of the cryptocurrency world — are entering the corporate and policy mainstream, potentially reshaping how money moves in the United States and around the world. "Many of the users out there today are not aware of stablecoins, or not

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What's driving Wall Street stablecoin interest? Trillions up for grabs in the future and banks getting ready for it

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos Jordan Smith Talia Kaplan 2025-08-23 13:43:33

After a brief pullback this week, shares of stablecoin issuer and recent IPO darling Circle were in rally mode again, soaring double-digits on a percentage basis during trading on Thursday and ending the day up close to 8%, after having moved up by more than 600% percent since its debut on the New York Stock Exchange earlier this month. Bitcoin and ether have led a recent crypto rise, as digital assets joined the resumption of the risk-on rally, with additional factors such as the potential for

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Fiserv debuts bank-friendly stablecoin as fintechs join digital dollar race

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-08-31 00:54:02

Fiserv is making a big entrance into the stablecoin market. The payments and fintech giant announced on Monday plans to roll out a new blockchain-based digital asset platform anchored by a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called FIUSD — a product it hopes will bring thousands of banks and millions of merchants into the crypto economy by year's end. The new offering is designed to plug directly into Fiserv's sprawling global network, which already processes 90 billion transactions a year across 10

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The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun’s fight for digital dollars

techcrunch.com Connie Loizos 2025-08-31 23:43:27

In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun found herself on a debate stage in Mexico City opposite Paul Krugman, the Nobel Prize-winning economist who had dismissed digital assets as near worthless. As Krugman focused on Bitcoin’s wild price swings, Haun steered the conversation toward something else — stablecoins. “Stablecoins are really interesting and really important to this ecosystem to hedge against that volat

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Circle shares extend their rally after Senate passes landmark stablecoin bill

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-09-02 21:49:30

Circle Internet Group Initial Public Offering at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Shares of Circle continued to climb on Friday as investors cheered the Senate approval of its proposed stablecoin legislation, the GENIUS Act. The stock was up nearly 17% in premarket trading as excitement continued to build. The bill passed the Senate Tuesday and now heads to the House of Representatives. Shares rose 33% on Wednesday on the news. The market was closed Thursday fo

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Senate passes GENIUS Act—criticized as gifting Trump ample opportunity to grift

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-06 01:54:52

Critics have long warned that Donald Trump's pro-cryptocurrency push as president, coupled with his links to his family's growing crypto empire, create substantial conflicts of interest that must be probed. But so far, nothing has stopped Trump's family from seemingly benefiting from the presidency while expanding their empire. And now, Trump is rushing regulation through Congress that many Democrats fear could create his biggest conflict of interest yet. On Tuesday, the Senate passed the GENI

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Shares of Coinbase, Circle surge after stablecoin bill passes Senate

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-06 21:43:32

Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle Internet Group, the issuer of one of the world's biggest stablecoins, and Circle co-founder Sean Neville pose outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of the company's IPO in New York City, U.S., June 5, 2025. Shares of Circle and Coinbase rallied on Wednesday, as Wall Street cheered the Senate's passage of the GENIUS Act, which would establish a federal framework for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins. Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, rose 22%

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Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill, giving crypto industry first major legislative win

cnbc.com Mackenzie Sigalos 2025-09-08 05:42:59

The World Liberty Financial website arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Senate on Tuesday passed the GENIUS Act, a landmark bill that for the first time establishes federal guardrails for U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoins and creates a regulated pathway for private companies to issue digital dollars with the blessing of the federal government. The bill passed with a 68-30 vote. It's a milestone day for the crypto industr

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Amazon and Walmart May Issue Their Own Company-Crypto

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-12 01:45:49

Retailers like Amazon and Walmart pay fees to credit card companies every time a customer uses their Visa or Mastercard. And it’s no secret that retailers are not happy with that chunk of change that gets siphoned off. But thanks to the emergence of digital money, these retailers are reportedly itching to get away from the big banks. In fact, they may even issue their own stablecoins, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. Amazon’s efforts to develop a stablecoin are still in t

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