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When I saw that the White House set a March 1 deadline to move the crypto market structure bill forward, it didn’t feel like just another policy update. It felt like pressure building. Deadlines always change the mood. They force decisions.
What really caught my attention was the part about no yield on idle stablecoin balances. That hits differently. For a lot of crypto users, earning yield on stablecoins became normal. It felt like one of the main advantages of holding dollars on-chain instead of in a traditional bank account. Taking that away changes the equation.
I can understand why regulators might want tighter control. Yield on stablecoins blurs lines between deposits, securities, and banking products. But for crypto firms and holders, this feels like a step backward. It shifts stablecoins closer to being just digital cash, not something productive.
Moments like this show how the space is maturing, but also how friction grows as crypto gets closer to traditional finance. Rules bring clarity, but they also bring limits.
Now it’s a waiting game. March 1 isn’t far. And whatever direction this bill takes, it’s going to shape how stablecoins function in the U.S. going forward.