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Cosmos launched a 17-member partner network with BitGo, Galaxy and OpenZeppelin to help banks deploy tokenized deposits and digital assets.
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SoFi and Payward partnered to connect 24/7 dollar settlement with Kraken trading, while bringing SoFiUSD to the crypto exchange.
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Crypto argument against traditional finance has remained ideological, with banks acting as gatekeepers, centralized institutions restricting access, and money seen as something that should flow freely through open networks. That argument hits differently when you hear it from executives operating…
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A research paper published this week quantifies what happens when bank deposits move at blockchain speed. The number is large enough to reshape how banks fund the economy, and the crypto industry is building the pipes without acknowledging the consequences.…
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Thirty-nine U.S. state bankers associations have formed BankChain Alliance to develop a bank-owned blockchain network for tokenized deposits, stablecoins, smart payments and automated settlement, with a launch targeted for 2027. BankChain Alliance said in its Aug. 25 announcement that the…
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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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