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![Fed chair Powell agrees to help end crypto debanking](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/09/crypto-news-Jerome-Powell-option02-880x523.webp)
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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell told the U.S. Senate that regulators should” take a fresh look” at the crypto debanking debacle.
![ATB Financial fuels crypto in Canada while big banks stay away](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/12/crypto-news-Canada-option01-880x523.webp)
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Canada’s crypto firms are stuck between two banking realities—ATB Financial, which welcomes Bitcoin and Ethereum businesses, and the country’s biggest banks, which want nothing to do with them. On Feb. 6, Bloomberg reported that ATB Financial, a government-owned bank in…
![SEC repeals SAB 121, easing crypto custody rules](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/10/crypto-news-Can-global-regulation-keep-up-with-the-tokenization-boom-option01-880x523.webp)
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Today, on Jan 24. 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a staff accounting bulletin that revered a previous bulletin that made public banks and other publicly traded entities treat digital assets held in custody differently on their balance sheets.
![Crypto-friendly Custodia Bank achieves SOC 2 Type II compliance certification](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/09/crypto-news-From-bits-to-banks-option03-880x523.webp)
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Custodia Bank, a crypto-friendly Wyoming-based bank, has achieved a major milestone in its security controls by obtaining certification as a System and Organization Controls 2 compliant bank. On Jan. 8, Custodia Bank announced it had achieved the SOC 2 Type…
![Crypto.com introduces financial services and rewards program](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2022/10/crypto_com-1-880x525.jpg)
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Crypto.com is adding banking, credit cards, and stock trading services to its offerings over the next year. Crypto.com announced this significant expansion today, all under its new Level Up rewards program. The Singapore-based platform aims to become a one-stop shop…
![DBS Bank rolls out new ‘Token Services’ for blockchain banking](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/07/crypto-news-Defi-needs-some-fine-tuning-before-it-can-replace-banking-as-we-know-it-option03-880x523.webp)
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DBS Bank has introduced DBS Token Services, a new blockchain-based offering designed to streamline institutional banking processes. The DBS Token Services will integrate the bank’s Ethereum (ETH) Virtual Machine-compatible permissioned blockchain, its core payment engine, and multiple industry payment infrastructures,…
![Brazil’s Real-pegged stablecoin BRL1 set to launch later this year](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/10/crypto-news-Brazil-targets-Binance03-880x525.webp)
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Brazil’s biggest crypto exchange platforms Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit and Bitso have teamed up to launch BRL1, the first stablecoin pegged to the value of Brazilian Real. According to Brazilian media outlet Valor on Oct. 8, Mercado Bitcoin, Foxbit and Bitso…
![BNY Mellon SAB 121 exemption may herald bank Bitcoin custody](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/09/crypto-news-bank-USA-880x523.webp)
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Bank of New York Mellon, the largest U.S. custodian bank, scored an exemption from a controversial SEC rule that may enable Bitcoin custody. Institutional custody of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies in the U.S. took a step forward as BNY Mellon…
![Crypto ATM sting in Germany leads to $28m seizure](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/10/crypto-news-Bitcoin-BTC-ATM01-880x525.webp)
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German authorities confiscated 13 crypto ATMs and seized nearly $28 million in cash across 35 locations. It’s been quite the summer for Germany and crypto. German authorities have faced criticism for their negative stance on crypto after selling seized Bitcoin…
![Ghana’s central bank announces draft guidelines for crypto service providers](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-Hybrid-crypto-exchanges-will-inevitably-reign-in-the-market-option01-880x523.webp)
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Ghana’s central bank has published draft guidelines for Virtual Asset Service Providers. According to the Bank of Ghana’s Aug. 16 draft, the nation has witnessed a spike in demand for cryptocurrencies, prompting the need for regulations to counter the various…
![Continuing the Barack Obama tradition: What is Choke Point 2.0?](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-Choke-Point-2.0-option03-880x523.webp)
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Joe Biden administration’s ongoing efforts to deny cryptocurrency companies access to banking services have become known as Choke Point 2.0. Operation Choke Point Background Introduced by former president Barack Obama’s administration in 2013, Operation Choke Point was intended to combat…
![Crypto market will continue to expand over the next two years, according to Gemini](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/08/crypto-news-ONLY-Weekly-Recap-option03-880x523.webp)
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Gemini’s latest institutional investor crypto research report suggests that despite recent declines in major crypto prices, several factors could drive crypto expansion over the next one to two years. In the report shared with crypto.news, Gemini researchers present a positive…
![Crypto super PAC Fairshake becomes largest in US](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/05/crypto-news-US-Capitol-Bitcoin-option02-880x525.webp)
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Fairshake has emerged as a dominant force this election cycle, with over $203 million raised this year, surpassing other notable super PACs like Make America Great Again Inc.
![Europe dominates crypto banking with 63 providers](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2024/01/crypto-news-European-Union-Crypto-optioon05-880x525.webp)
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Over 135 traditional financial institutions are providing crypto banking support as blockchain assets have recently experienced rapid adoption and mainstream press.
![The safest ways to buy crypto](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/09/crypto-news-bank-vault-green-and-red-lights-on-the-background-pencil-sixties-retro-futuristic-illustration-880x525.jpg)
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Digital currencies continue to rise in popularity, gaining the attention of new potential investors; many of whom may be wondering how to buy cryptocurrency safely? For the past few years crypto has been a hot topic of discussion in the…
![Nigerian central bank publishes rules for opening crypto accounts](https://crypto.news/app/uploads/2023/11/crypto-news-Central-Bank-Digital-Currency-blurry-modern-art-and-blockchain-business-background-blue-and-white-neon-colors-low-poly-styl-880x525.webp)
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Nigeria’s apex bank expanded on its decision to reverse a crypto ban on financial service providers, providing clear rules to oversee operations moving forward.