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Block has applied to establish an uninsured U.S. national trust bank that would place some of its Bitcoin, stablecoin and digital asset custody operations under direct federal supervision. Block said on Tuesday that it submitted an application to the Office…
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Brazil’s largest banks have expanded their crypto offerings to as many as 28 assets after transactions across the country reached R$505.5 billion or about $98.7 billion in 2025. Brazil banks expand crypto access without taking exposure Folha de S.Paulo reported…
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Citi and DBS completed a weekend tokenized dollar payment between Singapore and New York in minutes using Swift’s blockchain ledger.
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OpenReserve received preliminary OCC approval for an insured national bank but must raise $210 million and meet preopening requirements.
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Bottomline has partnered with Chainlink to connect a payments network processing more than $16 trillion annually with public and private blockchains, giving over 600 bank customers a route to cross-chain and cross-border settlement while retaining ISO 20022 messaging. According to…
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Revolut has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form a U.S. national bank, with a 2027 launch, a $95 million capital injection and stablecoin service planned if regulators grant the remaining clearances. Conditional…
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BIS chief Pablo Hernández de Cos says stablecoins lack credibility for payments at scale and favors tokenized bank deposits for daily use.
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The OCC revised bank supervision manuals and proposed dividing legal breaches into substantive and technical violations under a risk-based model.
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Dallas Fed economists estimate tokenized deposits could reduce banks’ duration capacity by $700 billion if depositors become more rate sensitive.
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Zerohash filed a narrower national trust bank application after the OCC returned its first bid, opening public comments through Sept. 17.
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BankChain Alliance brings together 39 state banking groups to build a U.S. blockchain network for tokenized deposits and payments by 2027.
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Banks and regulators have joined a cross regional pilot testing quantum resistant wallets and digital asset transfers on a specialized NEAR testnet.
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Ripple partnered with Jeonbuk Bank to provide near real time cross border settlement for South Korean businesses using Ripple Payments.
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World Liberty Financial has received preliminary OCC approval to establish a national trust bank that would oversee more than $4 billion in USD1 stablecoin circulation. World Liberty Financial must meet OCC conditions The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency…
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Israel’s largest bank has partnered with Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana trading through its investment app from early 2027. Galaxy announced the partnership with Bank Leumi on Aug. 14, saying the planned service will let customers buy, hold,…
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UBS has increased its BlackRock Bitcoin ETF holding to about 2.5 million shares worth nearly $90 million as of June 30, lifting the position’s value by roughly 230% during the first half of 2026. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…
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