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When Marc Andreessen went on The Joe Rogan Experience and said 30 of a16z’s portfolio founders had been debanked, or had their bank accounts closed arbitrarily, a chorus of crypto figures joined in to cry foul on the US banking system.

While discontent with the banking system is obviously nothing new in crypto, the debanking narrative — the extent of which we still know relatively little about — has given fresh ammunition to teams building bank replacements. On Solana, projects from onchain banks to subscription services are making their case for the debanked and unbanked to sign up….

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It’s that time of the year: Republicans are finalizing their picks for House committee and subcommittee chairs. 

For eagle-eyed crypto fans, you probably saw Rep. French Hill was nominated to chair the House Financial Services Committee. Also of note, Glenn Thompson is slated to hold on to his position as Agriculture Committee chair.

Let’s run through what these representatives have said about crypto and what could be in store for policy next session: 

French Hill 

Hill was the first-ever chair of the House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and…

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MicroStrategy could later this month join the Nasdaq 100, which includes many of the largest non-financial, Nasdaq-listed companies.

A Nasdaq spokesperson told me changes to the index would be announced tonight at 8 pm ET. Adjustments would go into effect on Dec. 23. 

MicroStrategy’s market capitalization stands around $95 billion and appears to meet the requirements for inclusion, analysts say.  

But the Nasdaq committee’s decision could depend on MSTR’s ICB classification, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart mentioned in a recent research note. Much of the…

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The Cosmos ecosystem is entering a new chapter with the Interchain Foundation’s (ICF) acquisition of Skip and the establishment of Interchain Inc. The move represents a pivot from the ICF’s historical funding of disparate teams toward a more centralized and cohesive approach.

The new subsidiary, led by Skip co-founders Barry Plunkett and Maghnus Mareneck, will take charge of product development, ecosystem strategy and execution, the ICF announced earlier this week. On Thursday, a “community town hall” X space shed additional light on what to expect in 2025.

A unified stack

Cosmos has long been heralded for its modular technology stack, including Cosmos SDK, IBC,…

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