HFSC Chair Hill optimistic about crypto bill’s passage

House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill, R-Ark., said he is optimistic that his Senate counterparts will develop compromise language for a crypto market structure bill that President Donald Trump will sign, though some details may be left to regulators to iron out.

Why big banks bet on Hyperledger Besu

Citi, DTCC and others are quietly using Hyperledger Besu as a neutral, enterprise-grade blockchain for tokenized deposits and collateral. Daniela Barbosa, general manager of decentralized technologies at the Linux Foundation, explains why.

Banks take steps to prepare for NYC rent freeze

OceanFirst Financial and Hanover Bancorp are among the banks paring back their exposure to the rent-regulated multifamily loan market in New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed six of the nine members of a board that’s scheduled to vote later this month on a rent freeze.