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OCC Declares US Banking System ‘Well Positioned’ to Embrace Crypto
15.5.2025
The U.S. banking system is officially primed for a digital evolution as the OCC confirms its readiness to support blockchain, stablecoins, and crypto-powered financial services. OCC Endorses Crypto Future for US Banks, Calling System ‘Well Positioned’ The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...
Standard Chartered to Provide Banking Services for Digital Asset Prime Broker Falconx’s Institutional Clients
14.5.2025
Falconx, an institutional digital asset prime broker, announced a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered. In the initial phase of the collaboration, Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to Falconx globally, enhancing the platform’s offerings...
Standard Chartered Will Provide Banking Services for FalconX to Enhance Cross-Border Settlement
14.5.2025
FalconX is seeking to bridge the gap between traditional finance and crypto through bringing its service up to the level one would find at a TradFi institution
Standard Chartered scales institutional crypto banking with FalconX
14.5.2025
Global bank Standard Chartered has beefed up its banking support to the cryptocurrency industry by inking a new partnership with the crypto prime broker FalconX.Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX’s global institutional clients following...
Standard Chartered scales institutional crypto banking with FalconX
14.5.2025
Global bank Standard Chartered has beefed up its banking support to the cryptocurrency industry by inking a new partnership with the crypto prime broker FalconX.Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to FalconX’s global institutional clients following...
As Meta Said to Mull Tokens, Senator Warren Calls for Blocking Big Tech Stablecoins
9.5.2025
While the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee argues for stablecoin limits, she and colleagues also questioned Binance's talks with Treasury
Trump’s Ties Make Crypto’s Democrat Allies Stomp Brakes on Bills
5.5.2025
The Senate's stablecoin bill's issues may delay work on the far more important market structure legislation
$1.82T Stablecoin Boom Set to Speedrun Banking History, Says A16z
3.5.2025
Andreessen Horowitz’s A16z crypto reports stablecoin volumes soaring to $1.82 trillion, igniting a payments revolution and accelerating adoption of instant, low-cost global finance infrastructure. $1.82 Trillion Stablecoin Explosion Sets off Payment Revolution in Global Finance Andreessen...
US Treasury wants to cut off Huione over ties to crypto crime
2.5.2025
The US Treasury Department wants to block the Cambodia-based Huione Group from accessing the US banking system, accusing it of helping North Korea’s state-backed Lazarus Group to launder its crypto.The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) proposed on May 1 to prohibit...
US Treasury wants to cut off Huione over ties to crypto crime
2.5.2025
The US Treasury Department is seeking to bar the Cambodia-based Huione Group from accessing the American banking system, accusing the company of helping North Korea’s state-sponsored Lazarus Group launder cryptocurrency.The Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)...
Banks Must Adopt Crypto or 'Be Extinct in 10 Years,' Eric Trump Says
30.4.2025
The son of U.S. President Donald Trump said the current financial system is broken and blockchain technology is the fix
Bunq Launches Crypto Investing in Banking App, Expanding Services Across Europe and Beyond
30.4.2025
On April 29, 2025, Bunq, the second largest neobank in Europe, announced the launch of Bunq Crypto, enabling users to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through its secure banking app. Initially available in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Ireland, Italy, and Belgium, the service will gradually...
Citi Projects Stablecoin Market at $1.6T to $3.7T by 2030, Highlights Blockchain’s Rise in Banking Sector
28.4.2025
In its April 2025 Global Perspectives and Solutions report, Citi Institute underscores the growing adoption of blockchain technology by banks and the public sector, spotlighting stablecoins and system modernization. The report forecasts the stablecoin market could reach $1.6 trillion by 2030 in...
Crypto banking rule withdrawal by Fed ‘not real progress’ — Senator Lummis
26.4.2025
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis says the crypto industry may be celebrating too soon over the US Federal Reserve softening its crypto guidance for banks.“The Fed withdrawing crypto guidance is just noise, not real progress,” Lummis said in an April 25 X post. Lummis called...
Crypto banking rule withdrawal by Fed ‘not real progress’ — Senator Lummis
26.4.2025
United States Senator Cynthia Lummis suggests the crypto industry may be celebrating too soon over the US Federal Reserve softening its crypto guidance for banks.“The Fed withdrawing crypto guidance is just noise, not real progress,” Lummis said in an April 25 X post. Lummis called...
Circle executive denies claims of seeking US banking license
25.4.2025
An executive at major stablecoin issuer Circle denied recent reports that the company is looking to obtain a US federal bank charter.In an April 25 X post, Circle’s chief strategy officer and head of global policy, Dante Disparte, denied that the company is interested in obtaining a...
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
Federal Reserve withdraws crypto-unfriendly banking guidance
24.4.2025
The US Federal Reserve announced it is withdrawing guidance that served to deter banks from engaging in crypto and stablecoin activities.”The Board is rescinding its 2022 supervisory letter establishing an expectation that state member banks provide advance notification of planned or current...
Senator and Ex-Bridgewater CEO McCormick Invests More in Bitcoin as Bill in Works
24.4.2025
The former fund executive who became a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania this year, Dave McCormick, is BTC's biggest investor in Congress at the moment
Ether.fi Pivots to Become Neobank, Rolls Out Cash Cards in U.S.
24.4.2025
The suite of apps will allow users to spend, save and earn crypto