Jasper Goodman

NEWS: Senate Banking Republicans are discussing adding bank deregulatory provisions to crypto market structure legislation in exchange for the House accepting a Senate-approved housing package Highly unclear if House Rs would accept such a trade politico.com/live-updates/2…

Tillis: Negotiators ‘very close’ to stablecoin yield deal to unlock crypto bill dlvr.it/TRZBtL

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News: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said today that lawmakers are “very close” to an agreement to resolve a lobbying spat between banks & crypto firms over stablecoin yield “We could be in a good final position by next week,” he said in an interview subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

Comes as GOP senators are making a push to revive crypto market structure legislation Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said at a @DigitalChamber event today that she expects Senate Banking to mark the bill up in April

No one in Congress is on board with the SBF pardon campaign “The guy’s a piece of shit,” said Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) politico.com/news/2026/03/1…

'The guy’s a piece of s - - t': SBF’s pardon push falls flat in Congress dlvr.it/TRWhD5

French Hill has seen this movie before. He was an up-and-coming member of House Financial Services when its chair was rolled by the Senate in a fight over bank deregulation. Now Hill has the gavel and faces a repeat over housing legislation. More in IC: politico.com/newsletters/in…

Senate Banking staffing news: Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has elevated Janie Faulkner to become the panel’s new GOP staff director It comes at a pivotal moment for two of Scott’s top legislative priorities — housing and crypto subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

NEWS: President Donald Trump met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong today Meeting came just before Trump released a Truth Social post bashing banks & effectively siding with the crypto industry in its clash with Wall Street over stablecoin yield politico.com/live-updates/2…

A crypto super PAC is wading into #ILSen with spending against Democrat Juliana Stratton Her main opponents — Dem Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi & Robin Kelly — both voted for the GENIUS Act in July. Krishnamoorthi also backed the CLARITY Act w/ @ShiaKapos subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/0…

News: A crypto super PAC is going after 2 Democratic Illinois state lawmakers who are running for Congress Fairshake is targeting La Shawn Ford in IL-07 and Robert Peters in IL-02. Both backed state legislation the crypto industry opposes w @ShiaKapos politico.com/news/2026/02/1…

Maxine Waters is the newest target in Democrats’ intergenerational war dlvr.it/TQt01X

NEWS: Banking Chair Tim Scott sent a letter to Judiciary Committee saying a hearing the panel held on Feb. 3 falls under Banking's jurisdiction Scott is asking Judiciary to share records and details with his panel: politico.com/live-updates/2…

The @Fellowship_PAC, a mystery crypto super PAC that said last year it had secured $100 million in commitments, ended 2025 with ... $0 in the bank politico.com/newsletters/mo…

House Republicans eye next week for housing bill vote dlvr.it/TQjwDZ

Republicans love Kevin Warsh. But he still has a Tillis problem in the Senate. @Jasper_Goodman politico.com/news/2026/01/3…

Fairshake's latest eye-popping fundraising haul notably comes as the three leading backers of the crypto super PAC group — Coinbase, Ripple & a16z — have split over market structure legislative strategy in recent weeks politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEWS: Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) has agreed not to offer his credit card swipe fee amendment during Senate Ag's crypto markup Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) is not expected to call it up either, though no final decision has been made w/ @meredithllee politico.com/live-updates/2…

Everyone wants Trump to focus on "affordability." But Trump's affordability policies are putting Hill Republicans in a tight spot. From @Jasper_Goodman --> politico.com/newsletters/mo…