Crypto‑Friendly Paul Atkins to Take SEC Helm This Week, Industry Braces for Shake‑Up

Paul Atkins has been confirmed as SEC Chair and, sources say, could be sworn in this week after an April Senate vote. Observers note that his reported crypto holdings and prior agency experience may herald a milder enforcement posture toward digital‑asset firms.
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Coinbase CLO Presses SEC Over Withheld ETH2.0 Docs, Demands Transparency on “Ecosystem” Test

Coinbase is demanding the SEC release internal documents on its closed Ethereum 2.0 investigation, pressing for transparency on the agency’s shifting stance and the so-called “ecosystem” test amid ongoing regulatory uncertainty.
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Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered Eye U.S. Crypto Expansion — WSJ

Deutsche Bank and Standard Chartered are accelerating plans to expand their U.S. crypto operations, seizing on favorable regulatory shifts under the Trump administration as traditional finance returns to the digital asset market.
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WSJ: Circle, BitGo Pursue Elusive U.S. Bank Charters—Only Anchorage Holds One

Circle and bitgo have moved to secure U.S. banking charters, joining peers eyeing trust or industrial bank licenses as Congress has introduced stablecoin legislation. The filings have marked a pivot from crypto’s margins toward long‑term viability inside regulated finance.
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