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The relationship between crypto and traditional finance is shifting, and banking news follows how institutions are adapting to digital assets. While some banks integrate blockchain technology, others resist crypto due to regulatory concerns. From CBDCs to decentralized finance, the future of banking is being shaped by innovations in digital finance.
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JPMorgan Chase now lets institutional clients pledge Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for U.S. dollar loans, placing crypto on the same ledger as Treasuries and blue-chip equities. For a bank whose CEO spent years calling Bitcoin a fraud, the reversal…
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JPMorgan ended Polymarket’s banking relationship in October 2025 over regulatory concerns, while other ties between the firms continued.
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Palmer Luckey and Joe Lonsdale’s nationally chartered bank has $4.6 billion in deposits, $100 million in annualized revenue, and a valuation higher than most publicly traded banks. It opened in February. Here is what that pace means for crypto banking.…
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HashKey secured JPMorgan approval for a client funds account, expanding its dollar settlement and customer money segregation network.
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Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has backed the CLARITY Act even as seven Senate Democrats oppose its latest draft and banking groups fight its stablecoin reward rules. Politico reported that Solomon was “very supportive” of moving the bill forward so…
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Augustus raised $180 million at a $1 billion valuation to build always-on dollar clearing that connects banks, fintechs and stablecoin rails
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Binance partners with Anchorage Digital to let institutions trade while keeping assets in segregated custody through Atlas settlement.
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The American Bankers Association sent 8,000 letters to fight one CLARITY Act provision. The reason: stablecoin yield threatens the bank deposit itself.
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The Bank of Korea and participating banks have discussed operating deposit tokens on a continuous basis with the goal of establishing conditions for a formal rollout, according to briefing materials submitted by the Korea Federation of Banks to the office…
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The crypto market structure bill cleared committee 15-9 and now races the Senate calendar. Every step, dispute, and probability from here to law.
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KB Kookmin Bank has completed a $100 million blockchain-based digital bond sale, becoming the first South Korean bank to use distributed ledger technology for foreign currency fundraising. According to local media reports, the bank issued the two-year U.S. dollar-denominated bond…
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Galaxy cut CLARITY Act passage odds to 60% as Senate delays, ethics talks and election timing narrow the bill’s 2026 path.
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The Digital Chamber is leading a coalition of crypto firms pressing the Senate to pass the CLARITY Act. The Digital Chamber has escalated a coalition push urging the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act. The trade group is framing…
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Evernorth says legacy banking rails lag modern tech as its XRP treasury strategy, Nasdaq plan and XRPL use keep institutions focused in 2026
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Qivalis has expanded its European banking alliance to 37 institutions after onboarding 25 additional banks ahead of its planned euro stablecoin launch in the second half of 2026. According to a May 20 announcement, the Amsterdam-based consortium added new members…
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U.S. cryptocurrency adoption has climbed to its highest level in three years, with a growing share of adults using digital assets primarily as investments rather than for everyday payments, according to a new Federal Reserve report. According to the Federal…