The Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates to 3.50%-3.75% in its third adjustment of 2025 had little impact on liquidity and cryptocurrency markets. Meanwhile, U.S. regulators granted conditional bank charters to Ripple, Circle, and others, facilitating stablecoin settlements through the Federal Reserve. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse hailed this as a significant advancement for regulatory compliance. In other developments, Terra's Do Kwon received a 15-year prison sentence for fraud. Additionally, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initiated a pilot program permitting Bitcoin, Ether, and USDC to be used as margin collateral. The CFTC also updated its compliance framework to emphasize Countering the Financing of Terrorism.