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According to sources familiar with the matter, this bond issuance will be divided into up to nine tranches, with maturities ranging from two years to 40 years. The source further added that the initial price guidance for the longest-maturity bonds is set at up to 1.35 percentage points above the yield on comparable U.S. Treasury securities.

Jinse Finance reported that, according to a post by crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, at the American Bankers Association (ABA) Summit in Washington, Senator Alsobrooks told community bankers that all parties may need to make compromises during the advancement of the Clarity Act, stating that "perfection should not be the enemy of achieving our goals." She revealed that she and Senator Thom Tillis are jointly advancing a compromise proposal aimed at preventing deposit outflows while leaving room for innovative development.

According to ChainCatcher, as reported by Bitcoinmagazine, blockchain development company Blockstream has released version 5.2.0 of the Blockstream Green app. This update connects Lightning payments with the Liquid Network (a bitcoin sidechain developed by Blockstream), utilizing atomic swaps to convert Lightning payments into Liquid Bitcoin (LBTC) secured by Jade devices. According to the report, the Blockstream Jade hardware wallet is currently the first hardware wallet capable of interacting with the Bitcoin Lightning Network, allowing users to send and receive Lightning payments while securely storing funds in cold storage.