Crypto News:
- US Senate passes bill to ban the Federal Reserve from creating a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
- The Blockchain Association, Crypto Council for Innovation and The Digital Chamber are urging Congress to pass the crypto mining and staking tax bill without revisions, warning that reopening the compromise would risk stalling a bipartisan result finally within reach.
- President Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at accelerating U.S. quantum computing development and transitioning federal systems to post-quantum cryptography by 2031.
- 118-year-old Scottish investment firm Baillie Gifford has launched a tokenized corporate bond fund on Ethereum and Solana.
- OKX and NYSE parent ICE are launching a joint venture led by Andrew Cuomo to connect traditional finance and crypto through tokenized equities and futures, pending regulatory approval.
- Franklin Templeton has closed its acquisition of 250 Digital and launched Franklin Crypto, a new active digital asset arm targeting pensions and sovereign wealth funds.
- Anchorage Digital launches tokenized deposit infrastructure for banks, enabling 24/7 settlement capabilities via blockchain without replacing existing core banking systems, deployable in weeks.
- MoneyGram becomes Solana validator, expands blockchain payments strategy
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Timestamps
00:23 Senate CBDC Ban
01:59 Senate Clarity Act & crypto tax
03:43 Trump Quantum Cryptography EO
04:26 Baillie Gifford Tokenization Ethereum & Solana
08:17 OKX NYSE tokenized stocks and equities
09:10 Franklin Templeton Crypto acquisition completed
10:20 Anchorage Tokenized Deposits banks
11:22 MoneyGram Solana Validator
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