26 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2025

US Banks Offering Crypto Custody is ‘Insanely’ Bullish and Risky

While many in the Cryptoverse celebrate a decision by the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to allow all federally chartered banks in the US to provide cryptoasset custody services to their customers, it also brings an "existential" risk to Bitcoin (BTC).The OCC published a letter...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Zcash Upgrade, Stellar on Samsung, Gemini on Brave + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Privacy newsPrivacy-focused Zcash (ZEC) upgraded today, improving interoperability through FlyClient support and giving miners the...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

More South Korean Banks May Look to Start Crypto Operations

More South Korean conventional finance firms are set to follow Nonghyup (NH Bank) into the cryptoasset industry, say experts, academics, and industry insiders – who think regulators may offer banks safe passage into the crypto sector.As reported earlier this week, NH has announced it will...

, by Tim Alper

South Korean Giant to Begin Crypto Custody for Institutional Investors

One of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks, NongHyup (NH Bank) said it is working on a cryptoasset custodial services platform for institutional investors.Per ET News, the bank said that it wants to launch crypto “ecosystem” operations, and also spoke of its long-term plans...

, by Tim Alper

Why Banks Hold the Key to Wider BTC Adoption and Hyperbitcoinization

Banks will be instrumental in bringing about wider cryptocurrency adoption. Without their involvement, the general public will continue to view crypto as a less-than legitimate part of the world of finance.Admittedly, the vast majority of financial institutions still view bitcoin (BTC) and other...

, by Simon Chandler

Spanish Crypto Users Report Banking ‘Freezes’ After Using Exchanges

Banks in Spain are reportedly closing accounts they suspect belong to cryptocurrency traders, particularly users of the LocalBitcoins peer-to-peer exchange – and may have been doing so “since November last year.”Per a report from media outlet Criptonoticias, an experienced crypto...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto-related Banking Freezes in Brazil, China + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Banking newsA major Brazilian bank has closed the accounts of at least five companies that deal with cryptoassets,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Russian Central Bank ‘on the Verge of’ Issuing Blockchain Mortgages

Despite its disdain for all things cryptocurrency-related, Russia’s Central Bank has lost none of its enthusiasm for blockchain – and looks to be doubling down on the technology with its fast-expanding plans to issue digital, blockchain-powered mortgages.The Central Bank, which has...

, by Tim Alper

‘Ethereum-Based’ LIBOR Alternative Gets a Nod From Fed Chairman

The US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell has seemingly expressed support for an "Ethereum-based" replacement of LIBOR, the average interest rate at which major global banks borrow from one another, stressing that it may not be suitable for everyone.This alternative to LIBOR (the London...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ethereum’s Layers, Mining moves, Swiss Bitcoin Banking + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain news Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin said that the initial deployment of Ethereum's layer 2...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Researcher Warns Of a Growing ‘Existential’ Risk To Bitcoin

The growing custodial banking layer creates a systemic risk for Bitcoin (BTC), warned popular crypto researcher Hasu and offered two solutions. While some say that Bitcoin could be scaled by increasing its block size, allowing more transaction per block, this would worsen the assurances of the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Brazil Watchdog Reopens Probe into Banks that Cut off Crypto Exchanges

There is new hope for the Brazilian crypto exchanges whose banking activities were halted abruptly some two years ago by a collective comprising some of the nation’s top commercial banks.Per news agency FolhaPress, the Brazilian finance watchdog, the Administrative Council for Economic...

, by Tim Alper

JPMorgan Welcomes Coinbase and Gemini as First Crypto Clients – Report

Crypto exchanges Gemini and Coinbase has become the first crypto clients of the major investment bank JPMorgan Chase, the Wall Street Journal reported today, citing undisclosed people familiar with the matter. (Updated at 13:20 UTC: updates throughout the entire text).Coinbase and Gemini's account...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Italian Banks’ App Shows Financial World is Not Sleeping on Blockchain

It seems that blockchain applications are getting more common in the financial world, connecting a number of companies and solving their long-standing issues. Another proof of that is an app that will be used by Italian banks.Associazione Bancaria Italiana (ABI), the Italian banking association,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

This Is How G20 Might Keep Crypto And Stablecoins at Bay

Triggered by the expansion of cryptocurrencies and private stablecoins, new intergovernmental initiatives are emerging in order to solve problems of the global financial system and keep public cryptoassets at bay.Earlier in April, the “central bank of central banks” said that the world...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Politicians Building Case for Bitcoin Through Fiat and Democracy Limits

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis it has been causing, we seem to be witnessing some worrying signs for both fiat users and democracy. Here are three recent cases.1. The U.S.: 'Don't hoard cash'In the midst of the pandemic, people in certain countries, such as in the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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