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U.S. Bank Resumes Bitcoin Custody Services, Adds Support for ETFs
3.9.2025
NYDIG will serve as the bank’s sub-custodian for digital assets
U.S. Banking Regulator OCC Lifts Enforcement Order From Anchorage Digital
21.8.2025
The first U.S.-chartered crypto bank had been resolving the agency's requirements to fix anti-money laundering controls since 2022
Wall Street Joins Consumer Advocates to Call for Edit to GENIUS Act on Stablecoins
14.8.2025
U.S. bankers are pushing hard for revisions of the new stablecoin law even before regulators have begun the first steps of writing the rules
Former Bitfury Exec Gould Confirmed to Take Over U.S. Banking Agency OCC
10.7.2025
Jonathan Gould, a former top official at the agency and ex-chief legal officer for Bitfury, is set to run the OCC as Trump's pro-crypto policies rise into place
XRP Traders Eye $10 as Ripple’s U.S. Banking Bid Builds Market Optimism
5.7.2025
The Ripple-related token slips after intraday sell-off despite growing optimism around U.S. banking license and ETF potential
Major U.S. Banks Mull Jointly Launching Stablecoin: WSJ
23.5.2025
Such a stablecoin, potentially open to other banks, aims to improve transaction speeds and efficiency while fending off competition from crypto firms
Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks
25.4.2025
Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity
FDIC Reverses U.S. Crypto Banking Policy That Demanded Prior Approvals
28.3.2025
The U.S. banking agency withdrew policies that contributed to crypt industry accusations that it pressured institutions to "debank" digital assets customers
Custodia, Vantage Bank Tokenize U.S. Dollar Demand Deposits on Ethereum
25.3.2025
They conducted a series of eight regulated test transactions, involving minting, transferring, and redeeming Avit tokens under full U.S. banking compliance
U.S. Bank Agency Cuts 'Reputational Risk' From Exams After Crypto Sector Cites Issues
20.3.2025
The crypto industry argued that U.S. regulators used the idea of risks to banks' reputation to pressure them to reject digital assets clients, and the OCC has answered
Crypto's Debanking Worries Hit Another Big Stage in U.S. House
6.2.2025
The industry's U.S. banking crisis may be retreating as a second congressional committee sheds light on how crypto businesses have been treated by regulators
Crypto's U.S. Banking Problem Likely Among the First Things Tackled Under Trump
15.1.2025
From the debanking crisis to the SEC's crypto accounting standards, the blockade between the digital assets sector and banks may be an easy target
U.S. Banking Should Ease Path for Crypto, Republican Taking Reins at FDIC Suggests
13.1.2025
FDIC Vice Chairman Travis Hill is set to become acting chairman at the start of the next administration, and he's critical of the FDIC's digital assets stance
U.S. Regulator Told Banks to Lay Off Crypto, Letters Obtained by Coinbase Reveal
6.12.2024
Coinbase's Paul Grewal says this is hard evidence proving the industry hasn't been spouting conspiracy theories about being shoved out of U.S. banking
DTCC, Chainlink complete fund data tokenization pilot with U.S. banks
17.5.2024
The pilot program tested a method of bringing traditional finance fund data onto blockchains with big banks JPMorgan and BNY Mellon also involved
New US Senate Bill Could Encourage Banks to Enter Stablecoin Market: S&P Global
25.4.2024
According to global ratings firm S&P Global Ratings, a new bill focused on stablecoins introduced to the United States Senate has the potential to incentivize U.S. banks to enter the stablecoin market.
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Unabomber Prosecutor to Conduct FTX Probe Into Law Firm Sullivan and Cromwell’s “Conflicts of Interest”
22.3.2024
Unabomber prosecutor Robert J. Cleary has been approved by a U.S. bankruptcy judge to probe law firm Sullivan and Cromwell’s potential conflicts of interests in relation to FTX. Cleary's appointment marks a significant shift into the collapse of FTX following over a year of calls for an appointment...
U.S. Banks Push SEC For Key Changes In Crypto Regulation Following Spot-Bitcoin ETF Exclusion
16.2.2024
U.S. Banks are pushing for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to change its controversial Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 (SAB 121) after they were excluded from serving as asset custodians for spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to a February 14th letter from...
First U.S. Bank to Introduce Crypto Checking Accounts Reverses Course, Closes Crypto Banking Mobile App
5.2.2024
A bank claiming to be the first U.S. banking institution to allow its customers to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies “alongside a traditional checking account,” closed its mobile crypto app last week. In a FAQ posted on its website, Vast Bank said it was exiting the crypto industry and would...
Genesis Seeks Green Light from Bankruptcy Court for $1.4 Billion GBTC Share Sale
4.2.2024
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, has requested permission to sell trust assets worth approximately $1.6 billion. In a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, the firm sought approval to sell assets held...