Stablecoin banking startup Kast secured fresh funding as it looks to expand payment infrastructure across North America, Latin America and the Middle East.
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The Federal Reserve and US banking regulators have clarified that tokenized securities are subject to the same capital treatment as traditional assets.
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Several crypto companies have secured OCC conditional approval for a banking charter since the GENIUS Act was passed in July, including Circle, Ripple, Bridge and Stripe.
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Trump has urged banking groups to “make a good deal” with the crypto industry and said undermining the GENIUS Act is “unacceptable.”
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Bitcoin exposes banks' hidden hierarchy of fragile IOUs, mirroring crypto's own risky layered claims on base assets.
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Coinbase, World Liberty Financial and Laser Digital are also in line for a banking charter in the US, after Crypto.com received conditional approval for a charter on Monday.
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The US Federal Reserve is seeking feedback over the next 60 days on a proposal that could address concerns about crypto-related debanking.
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Court documents indicate that JPMorgan de-banked Trump, with debanking one of the main reasons the Trump family turned to crypto.
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Private equity, which has the second-highest risk weighting, carries a 400% weight under the current Basel III banking framework.
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A transaction-level analysis of 92 community banks found $78.3 million in net deposits moved to Coinbase over 13 months, with money market accounts losing most outflows.
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Fiserv launches a 24/7/365 settlement platform for digital asset companies, aiming to reduce banking friction and improve US dollar liquidity.
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Hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warns that CBDCs will eliminate financial privacy and enable governments to tax, seize funds and cut off political opponents.
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The banking acquisition follows a trademark filing for “MrBeast Financial” in October, which specifically mentioned “cryptocurrency exchange services.”
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Crypto companies have backed a Federal Reserve proposal to give them limited access to the central bank, while banking associations have urged caution.
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Erebor doubled its valuation to $4 billion after a $350 million Lux Capital-led funding round late last year.
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