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Wall Street gets new crypto rival after Texas bank completes regulatory pivot
By establishing a national charter under the executive branch, United Texas Bank said it intends to enable AI-driven payment rails to intercept global digital dollar volumes.
Why is Asia the epicenter of the next digital asset supercycle?
At #ConsensusMiami, Joseph Chee, Executive Chairman of Solana Company, shared a strategic vision for the "Pacific Backbone" and the institutional road to 5 billion users. Key Takeaways: - Utility & Compliance: APAC institutions are prioritizing stable, end-to-end workflows over market speculation. - Institutional Scale: Partnerships with giants like Mirae ($800B AUM) are moving RWA tokenization from theory to massive scale across Korea, Indonesia, and Singapore. - The Talent Moat: With 10M+ annual STEM grads, the region is no longer just a consumer—it is building the next global financial layer.、 - The B2B2C Path: Navigating 21 different jurisdictions requires a regulated, partner-led strategy—the only viable way to achieve true mass adoption. Watch the interview to see how Solana Company is bridging infrastructure and institutional finance across the Pacific.
Why Minnesota is empowering local banks to fight Wall Street for crypto revenue
A local banker told CoinDesk that in light of Wall Street’s aggressive push into the crypto industry, Minnesota's financial institutions could not afford to remain on the sidelines.
Senator Elizabeth Warren accuses U.S. regulator of approving unqualified crypto banks
The Senate Banking Committee's top Democrat sent a letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency questioning the charters of nine crypto firms.
Standard Chartered to acquire remainder of subsidiary Zodia Custody
The bank's offer to acquire the slice of Zodia Custody it doesn't already own has been accepted by the firm's other shareholders and noteholders.
It might be too late for bitcoin’s quantum migration, Project Eleven report argues
Quantum computing does not only pose a risk to up to $3 trillion in digital assets, it also threatens the security of banking systems, military communications, digital identities and more, Project Eleven’s report warns.
Emerging-market users are treating crypto exchanges like banking apps, Binance says
One point three billion adults lack financial services, 4.7 billion lack credit, and 1.4 billion savers in low-income nations earn no deposit interest, Binance said.
White House wants crypto law signed by July 4th
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt told Consensus Miami that the administration is targeting July 4 — the nation's 250th birthday — for passage of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. The timeline requires Senate markup this month and four floor weeks in June. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Bitcoin ETFs are pulling in hundreds of millions; can BTC reach $100K by year-end?
On this episode of CoinDesk's Public Keys from the New York Stock Exchange, Jennifer Sanasie is joined by Andy Baehr, Managing Director of Asset Management at GSR, to break down the firm's first-ever ETF, the GSR Crypto Core3, that gives investors actively managed exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana with weekly rebalancing and staking rewards. Nick van Eck, CEO and co-founder of Agora, unpacks why major US banking groups are pushing to slow down implementation of the Genius Act, and what Agora's National Trust Bank Charter filing with the OCC means for the future of stablecoin issuance. Plus, 21Shares Chief Investment Strategist Adrian Fritz joins to dig into the staggering ETF flows, with spot Bitcoin ETFs crossing $102 billion in net assets and Ethereum ETFs seeing the longest-ever inflow streak. Fritz weighs in on the five catalysts that could push BTC above $80,000 and why Hyperliquid stands out as altcoin season fades.
BIS warns cryptocurrency exchanges are becoming ‘shadow banks,’ and why that's a risk
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report warning stablecoin yields and other DeFi “earn” products are bank-like services without the safeguards or insurance.
