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GOP lawmaker moves to block Fed-run CBDC via ‘Anti-CBDC Surveillance State’ NDAA push

Texas Rep. Keith Self moves to bolt an ‘Anti-CBDC Surveillance State’ CBDC ban onto the 2026 defense bill, testing Trump’s order and GOP unity on digital dollar policy.​ Summary Rep. Keith Self filed an NDAA amendment to bar the Fed from testing, piloting, or issuing any U.S. CBDC, branding it an ‘Anti-CBDC Surveillance State’ measure.​…

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A liability for institutional staking

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Institutional capital is finally flowing into the crypto sector. It first came through Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs, but the next frontier is staking, where assets don’t just sit around; they…

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OCC clears U.S. banks to run riskless principal crypto trades in 2025

OCC Letter 1188 confirms U.S. banks can run riskless principal crypto trades, capping a 2025 rollback of Fed, FDIC and OCC hurdles on custody and tokenized rails. Summary Interpretive Letter 1188 lets national banks match offsetting crypto trades between customers as riskless principals without holding inventory.​ 2025 moves from OCC, Fed and FDIC scrapped pre-clearance…

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Tether’s USDT gains multi-chain AFRT status in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM designates Tether’s USDT as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token across Aptos, Celo, Cosmos, Kaia, Near, Polkadot, Tezos, TON and TRON, expanding prior approvals. Summary ADGM’s FSRA now recognizes USDT as an Accepted Fiat-Referenced Token for regulated institutions across Aptos, Celo, Cosmos, Kaia, Near, Polkadot, Tezos, TON and TRON.​ The move builds on earlier…

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