Here’s what happened in crypto today

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation. Today in crypto, Circle’s Dante Disparte says the GENIUS Act ensures tech giants and banks can’t dominate the stablecoin market without facing strict structural and regulatory hurdles,…

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GENIUS Act blocks Big Tech, banks from dominating stablecoins: Circle exec

GENIUS Act blocks Big Tech, banks from dominating stablecoins: Circle exec

Circle’s Dante Disparte says the GENIUS Act ensures tech giants and banks can’t dominate the stablecoin market without facing strict structural and regulatory hurdles. The GENIUS Act contains a little-noticed clause that prevents technology giants and Wall Street behemoths from dominating the stablecoin market, according to Circle Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte. “The GENIUS Act…

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US Lawmaker sounds alarm on GENIUS bill, says it's a CBDC Trojan Horse

US Lawmaker sounds alarm on GENIUS bill, says it's a CBDC Trojan Horse

The line between a central bank digital currency and a centrally-managed, government-regulated stablecoin is thin, critics argue. United States congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said that the GENIUS stablecoin bill creates a “backdoor” for the government to effectively create a central bank digital currency, veiled as privately issued crypto tokens. The lawmaker said that regulated stablecoins…

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Crypto rules for mortgages must reflect self-custody reality

Crypto rules for mortgages must reflect self-custody reality

The FHFA directive on crypto in mortgage risk assessments risks excluding self-custodied assets, potentially increasing counterparty risk for homebuyers. Opinion by: Margaret Rosenfeld, chief legal officer of Everstake The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) recent directive to explore how cryptocurrency might be included in single-family mortgage risk assessments is a welcome and long-overdue step. If…

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