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podcasts. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. President Trump has signed a new

law that lays the groundwork for regulating stable coins. Speaking at the White House today,

the president called the bill a major milestone

for cryptocurrency. This is really a big day. This afternoon, we take a giant step to cement

the American dominance of global finance and crypto technology as we signed the Landmark

Genius Act into law. So congratulations to everybody. It is a big deal.

Stable coins are seen as a relatively safe type of crypto because their value is pegged to more

traditional assets. The legislation passed the House on Thursday, despite pushback from some

conservatives.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says 10 Americans who were being held in Venezuela are, quote,

on their way to freedom. And PR's Michelle Kellerman reports they were released as part of a deal that also saw Venezuelans leaving prison in El Salvador. El Salvador's president,

Naib Buckele, says this was a deal that was months in the making. He says his country handed

over all the Venezuelan nationals that the U.S. deported to El Salvador to be kept in a notorious

prison. In exchange for those he called gang members, Buckele says Venezuela released a

quote, considerable number of political prisoners, as well as the American citizens it was holding.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Buckele for helping to get this deal done, winning the

release of 10 Americans. Rubio says until today there were more Americans

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