Paul Atkins called the right to self-custody a “foundational American value” when addressing regulators and industry leaders discussing DeFi.

Digital asset infrastructure companies have seen more attention in recent years, with some fundraises in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Two bills in the US Congress considering stablecoins and a digital asset regulatory framework will reach crucial stages this week after long debates and controversies.

Bitcoin’s correlation to stocks and uncertainty about the future of the US economy could cap BTC price gains below $110,000.

An X post by Paraguay’s President Santiago Peña claimed the country had recognized Bitcoin as legal tender, but the official government account soon urged users to “dismiss any recently published content.”