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Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration met with representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industry to discuss how to address stablecoin yield in the market structure bill under consideration in the Senate. In a Monday X post, The Digital Chamber, a crypto advocacy organization, said its CEO, Cody Carbone, and others had met at the White House to discuss provisions within the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, for which a markup was postponed by the Senate Banking Committee in January. Among the issues lawmakers are expected to address before returning to markup were tokenized equities, decentralized finance, ethics for elected officials investing in crypto, and stablecoin rewards. “Today’s meeting at the White House was exactly the kind of progress needed to find a resolution to one of the biggest issues blocking next steps in market structure legislative progress,” said Carbone, adding: “We […] are optimistic that as we continue to dive into the policy details, a fair playing field can be created for digital assets in the US.” Source: The Digital Chamber White House digital assetsadviser Patrick Witt described the Monday meeting as “constructive, fact-based” and “solutions-oriented,” saying he was “confident” representatives and officials would reach a solution soon. Others in attendance included representatives from the Crypto Council for Innovation, American Bankers Association, and the Blockchain Association. Related: UAE firm bought 49% of Trump-linked crypto startup for $500M: WSJ The meeting took place as a partial US government shutdown entered its third day, after lawmakers were unable to reach a deal on a funding bill. Many Democrats have demanded changes to immigration enforcement policies after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol actions in US cities, including Minneapolis. Market structure moving forward in Senate The Senate Agriculture Committee passed its version of the market structure bill last…

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