Category: News
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Wyoming’s “State Stablecoin” Hits Kraken — but The Tape Is Whisper-quiet As Watchdog Warns of A Trust Gap
No response after two outreach emails. U.S. MSB Daily News sent a formal request for comment to Wyoming officials at 3:50 a.m. ET on Jan. 8, 2026, seeking an official response on four specific…
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China’s Digital Yuan Is Gearing Up For A 2026 Global Sprint — but The Road Is Full of Potholes
After the People’s Bank of China’s (PBOC) Jan. 5–6 annual work conference, the central bank said it will “steadily develop the digital RMB” while accelerating work on cross-border yuan infrastructure — including fast-payment system…
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Wyoming’s “State Stable Token” Is a Public-Trust Hijack — A Money Loop Wearing 588,000 People’s Reputation
Wyoming officials say the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) is now open for public purchase on Kraken, calling it “first-of-its-kind.” Kraken’s listing post is dated Jan. 7, 2026 — but it includes a bizarre line…
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“Little Fed” Pats The Fed on the Back—Then Slaps Down a To-Do List on “Payment Accounts”
The Federal Money Services Business Association (FedMSB) today announced that it has submitted a comprehensive comment package to the Federal Reserve in response to the Fed’s Request for Information on a proposed “Payment Account”…
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Fed Floats “Payment Account” Prototype—Limited Fed Access for Payments-Only Institutions
The Federal Reserve Board on Dec. 19, 2025 asked for public comment on a proposed new Reserve Bank “payment account”—a special-purpose Fed account intended only for clearing and settling the accountholder’s payments, with tighter…
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EU Council Sets Its Stance on the Digital Euro — Online, Offline, and “High Privacy”
On Friday, Dec. 19, the Council of the EU approved its negotiating mandate for legislation that would establish the legal framework for a potential digital euro — a central-bank-backed digital form of cash —…
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Appeals court saves CTA — but BOI rule’s still narrowed
A federal appeals court just handed a major win to the government in the long-running fight over the Corporate Transparency Act — the anti-money-laundering law meant to smoke out the real people hiding behind…
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Missouri GOP Takes Aim At Overseas Money Wires — MSBs Could Face 25% Hit
Missouri’s treasurer and Republican lawmakers want remittance providers to verify a sender’s legal work status before sending money overseas — or face penalties tied to the transfer amount.
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Visa Launches USDC Settlement for U.S. Banks
Visa today announced U.S. banks can settle via USDC under its stablecoin settlement efforts. Visa just took stablecoins out of the “nice pilot” bucket and dropped them into the heart of U.S. institutional settlement.
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FDIC Releases GENIUS Act “How-To” for Bank Stablecoins and Invites Public Comment
The FDIC is officially getting into the stablecoin rulebook business. The agency’s Board of Directors voted Tuesday (Dec 16, 2025, EST) to greenlight a notice of proposed rulemaking that would spell out how FDIC-supervised…