Most voters in the U.S. aren’t comfortable with President Donald Trump’s hand on the wheel of crypto industry oversight, with 62% saying they don’t trust his administration on that point, according to a survey commissioned by CoinDesk. After the previous administration’s heavy hand on crypto,… Read More
Crypto trade groups called for a markup of key market structure legislation within hours of U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) releasing a compromise text Friday on stablecoin yield in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, the final major sticking point in… Read More
Brazil’s central bank has banned electronic foreign exchange (eFX) providers from using stablecoins, bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to settle overseas remittances. BCB Resolution No. 561, published April 30, updates rules for eFX, Brazil’s regulated system for digital international payments, purchases, withdrawals and transfers. The rule… Read More
Stablecoin yield would be prohibited under the newly released agreement between U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) addressing that contentious part of the crypto market structure legislation in a compromise that’s broadly similar to what’s been discussed since the start of the… Read More
Robinhood (HOOD) missed its first-quarter earnings and revenue estimates after reporting a sharp decline in crypto trading revenue, even as growth in other parts of its business pushed overall revenue higher. The popular trading platform reported first-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $0.38, missing Wall… Read More
The crypto market structure bill has not made much public movement in a month. While making a prognosis on the bill is difficult, it’s not hard to see that the clock for passage is running out. You’re reading State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking… Read More
