US House poised to send stablecoin bill to Trump after ‘crypto week’ drama

    (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives appeared poised to pass key crypto legislation on Thursday, including the creation of a regulatory framework for U.S.-dollar-pegged cryptocurrency tokens known as stablecoins, after two days of fraught negotiations. House lawmakers in Washington were due to convene on Thursday afternoon to consider passing the stablecoin bill and another that…

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    US vaccination rates for measles, other diseases drop further, government data says

    By Dan Levine and Michael Erman -Vaccination rates for several diseases including measles, diphtheria and polio decreased among U.S. kindergartners in the 2024-25 school year from the year before, according to federal data posted on Thursday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the new figures at a time when the country faces…

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    US securities regulator lays out sweeping plans to accommodate crypto

    By Hannah Lang and Douglas Gillison (Reuters) -The head of the U.S. securities regulator unveiled sweeping plans to overhaul capital markets regulations on Thursday to accommodate cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based trading, in a major win for the digital asset industry, which has long pushed for tailored rules.  Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Paul Atkins said in…

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