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White House Convenes Banks and Crypto Leaders as Clarity Act Talks Hinge on Stablecoin Yields

The goal is to break a stalemate over stablecoin rewards that has paused the Banking Committee’s work.

Overview

  • The White House plans a Monday meeting with bank and crypto representatives in Washington, with David Sacks set to host, according to people familiar with the talks.
  • The central dispute centers on whether platforms may pay yield or rewards on stablecoin balances, which stakeholders will try to negotiate.
  • The Senate Agriculture Committee advanced its portion of the market-structure package on a 12–11 party-line vote last week.
  • The Senate Banking Committee has twice postponed a markup, including after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong rejected the latest draft for curbing stablecoin rewards.
  • Regulators are moving in parallel as SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig coordinate publicly and the CFTC pursues formal rulemaking on prediction markets and tokenized collateral.