Coinbase CEO Urges Passage of Crypto Market Structure Bill..."A Great Opportunity for US Finance"

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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged the U.S. Senate to pass the U.S. crypto market structure bill. He described the vote on the bill as “a great opportunity to advance the U.S. financial system,” emphasizing the need for an institutional framework where the banking sector and the crypto industry can cooperate openly and legitimately.

U.Today reported that Armstrong made these remarks on May 14 (local time) as the U.S. Senate Banking Committee held a key vote on the U.S. crypto market structure bill. According to the article, conflicts continue in Congress between lobbyists and banking groups over concerns that stablecoins could compete with bank deposits.

Armstrong pointed out that while politicians are focused on risk debates, Wall Street is already integrating digital assets into its financial operations. He stated that financial institutions are rapidly adopting stablecoins and tokenized funds to meet increasing customer demand, and he views the bill as a mechanism that could enable cooperation between traditional finance and digital assets within the institutional framework.

He explained that U.S. banks and Coinbase have been de facto partners for the past 14 years. He further emphasized that the U.S. crypto market structure bill is crucial for removing legal barriers and paving the way for both parties to cooperate in an open and legitimate manner. Armstrong stated that banks have invested in Coinbase's success, and Coinbase, in turn, has a vested interest in the success of the banking sector.

The discussion around this bill is being presented as the establishment of legal infrastructure for the entire U.S. financial market, rather than merely a deregulation of cryptocurrency. U.Today noted that the public message aiming for compromise with the banking sector is intended to persuade undecided senators and to present the U.S. crypto market structure bill not as a radical cryptocurrency bill, but as a necessary institutional foundation for the overall financial market.

Institutional funds have already shown a clear trend. While $635 million in retail investor funds flowed out of U.S. spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs, corporations accumulated 46,872 BTC during April, which is 10.5 times more than in January. U.Today reported that institutions view the U.S. crypto market structure bill as a potential catalyst for tokenization and decentralized finance markets, similar to what the stablecoin regulation law Genius provided to the stablecoin sector.

The Senate vote was presented as a turning point to determine whether the U.S. legislature is ready to officially approve the framework for cooperation between traditional banks and digital assets. Armstrong's remarks indicate a trend where the cryptocurrency industry is moving beyond remaining an independent alternative financial sector, instead integrating with existing financial infrastructure to become a core pillar of institutional finance.

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