Month: January 2026

Wyoming Debuts FRNT As The United States’ First Fully State-Issued Stablecoin

On Wednesday, Governor Mark Gordon announced that Wyoming had officially introduced its state-issued stablecoin, the Frontier Stable Token (FRNT), making it the first fully state-issued stable token in the United States.  Wyoming’s Stablecoin Launch In his announcement, Governor Gordon highlighted the stablecoin’s purpose as a fiat-backed and fully reserved...
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The Highway Analogy: Vitalik Buterin’s Plan to Scale Ethereum 1000x

In recent commentary on the future of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin discussed a considerable pivot – the network should prioritize increasing its bandwidth (capacity to handle data) over reducing latency (speed of transaction processing). His core argument rests on the difference between what is difficult and what is physically impossible....
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China’s Decision To Pay Interest On Digital Yuan Gives Them Competitive Advantage Over The US, Says Brian Armstrong: ‘Rewards Benefit Ordinary People’

Coinbase Global Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) CEO Brian Armstrong expressed concerns on Wednesday over the competitiveness of dollar-pegged stablecoins in light of China’s decision to pay interest on its central bank digital currency. Armstrong Questions Policymakers In an X post, Armstrong argued that China’s move to pay interest on its official digital currency, Digital Yuan,...
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Crypto Market Structure Bill Close to Passing: Senator Lummis

“We’ve come so far, and we are close to a bipartisan legislation that will stand the test of time,” said Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis on Wednesday. She pointed out that the industry has come a long way over the past five years, highlighting the FTX collapse, the Federal Reserve...
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