President Biden's announcement that he is reappointing Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve suggests that not much will change regarding supervision, capital requirements and approval of merger applications. But the still-open position for vice chair of supervision could go to a more progressive nominee.

The blockchain startup Figure Technologies and other firms held talks with U.S. regulators about how to issue a stablecoin that satisfies watchdogs amid deep Washington skepticism over the fast-growing corner of the cryptocurrency market.

Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve Board, warned that blocking nonbank entry into payment systems would stifle innovation. His remarks appeared to contradict a recent report in which Fed Chair Jerome Powell and others recommended that only banks be allowed to issue stablecoins.

Ripple Labs, which is locked in a bitter court battle with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, has an unsurprising recommendation for Washington policy makers: limit the regulator’s role in policing cryptocurrencies.

A bipartisan team of U.S. senators is introducing a bill to narrow some cryptocurrency tax reporting rules that were laid out in the infrastructure legislation that’s set to become law on Monday.

Circle, the principal operator of the second-biggest stablecoin, sees potential growth with corporate balance sheets as it broadens its geographic footprint and product offerings.

After vowing for months to crack down on ransomware, the Biden administration and allied countries unleashed a string of actions Monday against one of the most prolific hacking groups and also issued sanctions against cryptocurrency entities that allegedly enable such attacks.

A recent report from banking regulators says the digital assets pose too big a risk to the financial system to be issued by state-chartered entities that don’t have deposit insurance. Stablecoin issuers and others reject that claim and say regulators are discouraging competition.

The small Pennsylvania regional signed up four cryptocurrency services companies as customers this week. CEO Sam Sidhu says the bank's new platform is helping it win business in this highly specialized market.

New York and other states have been far ahead of federal policymakers when it comes to crafting a supervisory structure for cryptocurrencies. The recent White House report on stablecoins ignored their work, and that was a mistake.