Senators' Fight Over Stablecoin Yields Threatens U.S. Crypto Market-Structure Bill

Efforts to pass a U.S. crypto market-structure bill have stalled as senators and staff negotiate contentious rules for stablecoin-linked yields, turning the yield provisions into the central sticking point for the legislation.

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Negotiators are debating how crypto firms should handle rewards tied to stablecoins, and that debate has delayed movement in the Senate Banking Committee where momentum had built earlier in the year.

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The discussions intensified after fresh legislative language circulated among key Senate offices, and industry lobbying has continued to shape the talks.

Key Senate figures have been actively involved in reshaping the bill language: the White House circulated draft legislative text to Senator Thom Tillis’s office, and Senator Tillis has been identified as a potential holdout whose earlier concerns about yield provisions shaped amendment proposals.

Negotiations and amendments, including work tied to Senator Angela Alsobrooks, narrowed the scope of rewards-based provisions and prompted changes that affected industry support.

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Industry reaction has been significant: changes to stablecoin yield language prompted Coinbase to withdraw its public support for the bill, underscoring how delicate the balance is between regulatory controls and industry buy-in.

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The legislative document itself was the product of recent negotiations between banking groups and crypto firms, which sought to narrow disagreements over rewards tied to stablecoin products.

That ongoing give-and-take has left the bill’s future uncertain as stakeholders weigh compliance, consumer protection, and market access implications.

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