Fed's Powell reasserts support for stablecoin legislation

Fed's Powell reasserts support for stablecoin legislation

“Stablecoins are a digital product that could actually have fairly wide appeal and should contain consumer protections,” Powell said. As digital assets gain mainstream adoption, establishing a legal framework for stablecoins is a “good idea,” said US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In an April 16 panel at the Economic Club of Chicago, Powell commented…

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Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs

Italy finance minister warns US stablecoins pose bigger threat than tariffs

Italy’s Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti said US stablecoins’ appeal to Europeans should not be underestimated. Italy’s minister of economy and finance warned that US stablecoin policies are more concerning than President Donald Trump’s tariffs, citing the potential for these crypto assets to undermine the euro’s dominance in cross-border payments. Speaking at an…

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Anchorage Digital faces scrutiny from US Homeland Security — Report

Anchorage Digital faces scrutiny from US Homeland Security — Report

The exact nature of the alleged probe remains unclear, though Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force primarily targets international money laundering and financial crimes. The US Department of Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force has reportedly launched an investigation into Anchorage Digital Bank, a Wall Street-backed cryptocurrency firm.  According to an April 14 Barron’s report,…

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Crypto markets ‘relatively orderly’ despite Trump tariff chaos: NYDIG

Crypto markets ‘relatively orderly’ despite Trump tariff chaos: NYDIG

NYDIG analyst Greg Cipolaro says crypto futures rates have been “persistently positive” amid the Trump administration’s flip-flopping tariff regime. Crypto markets have been fairly stable amid wider market panic caused by US President Donald Trump’s “on-again, off-again” sweeping global tariffs, according to a New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) analyst. “Despite the carnage in traditional…

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