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Fed Rolls Back 2023 Crypto Rules, Shifting How Banks Assess Digital Asset Exposure
18.12.2025
Federal Reserve scraps crypto-specific bank rules, replacing them with a principles-based framework that eases regulatory friction, expands flexibility for state member banks, and reopens pathways for crypto custody, payments, and tokenization. Federal Reserve Ditches 2023 Crypto Rulebook...
US Fed pulls guidance blocking its banks from engaging with crypto
18.12.2025
The Federal Reserve says it has withdrawn its old guidance around crypto as it was outdated, and its understanding has evolved
Federal Reserve Withdraws 2023 Crypto Guidance for Banks
18.12.2025
Key Highlights The U.S. Federal Reserve has withdrawn its 2023 guidance that effectively blocked uninsured banks from becoming…
Visa Backs Stablecoin as U.S. Banks Use USDC on Solana
17.12.2025
What to Know Visa has launched USDC stablecoin settlement in the US, allowing banks to settle transactions on…
US banks could soon issue stablecoins under FDIC plan to implement GENIUS Act
16.12.2025
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s proposal outlines how banks could seek approval to issue payment stablecoins as US regulators move from legislation to rule-making
Visa launches USDC settlement for US banks on Solana blockchain
16.12.2025
Visa launched USDC settlement for US financial institutions, starting with Cross River and Lead Bank on Solana, with a wider rollout planned for 2026
Visa brings Circle's USDC settlement to U.S. banks following $3.5 billion stablecoin pilot
16.12.2025
Initial participants include Cross River Bank and Lead Bank, which are settling with Visa in USDC over the Solana blockchain
Visa Targets Banks and Fintechs With Stablecoin Advisory Launch as Adoption Pressure Tightens
16.12.2025
Visa is moving deeper into stablecoin-powered payments as adoption surges, launching a new advisory practice to help banks, fintechs, and enterprises design, assess, and deploy stablecoin strategies across global payment and treasury operations. Visa Positions Stablecoins at Core of Future Payments...
PayPal, issuer of PYUSD, applies for Utah industrial bank license
16.12.2025
The company behind the PYUSD stablecoin said it wants to offer business lending and interest-bearing savings accounts
Bank of America says U.S. banks are heading for multi-year onchain future
15.12.2025
The Wall Street firm said faster U.S. stablecoin and charter rules are pulling crypto into the regulated banking system and pushing banks toward an on-chain future
Why Michael Saylor wants nations to build Bitcoin banks
14.12.2025
Michael Saylor explains why governments should consider Bitcoin-backed digital banks. It is time to examine the potential benefits and risks of Bitcoin banks
Circle, Ripple, Bitgo, Fidelity, and Paxos Conditionally Approved for National Trust Banks
13.12.2025
Federal regulators moved crypto deeper into U.S. banking as the OCC conditionally approved five digital-asset trust banks, signaling growing confidence in federally supervised crypto custody, payments and blockchain-based financial services. Federal Banking Access Expands as 5 Crypto-Linked Trust...
Five Crypto Firms Win Initial Approvals as Banks, Including Ripple, Circle, BitGo
12.12.2025
The firms have obtained conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert into national trust banks
Debanking Practices Exposed: Major US Banks Cited for Bias Concerns
11.12.2025
Federal regulators revealed early evidence that major U.S. banks used internal policies to restrict lawful customers, exposing widespread debanking practices that may have shaped access to capital and economic activity nationwide. OCC Releases Preliminary Review on Bank Debanking Practices...
Crypto among sectors ‘debanked’ by 9 major banks: US regulator
11.12.2025
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said crypto was one of many industries that banks had denied services to, and it could refer its findings to the Justice Department
Fitch Warns: US Banks’ Crypto Exposure Threatens Credit Ratings
10.12.2025
Fitch Ratings warns that U.S. banks’ growing involvement in digital assets carries significant risks and may lead to reassessment of ratings for those with concentrated digital asset exposure. Regulatory Acceptance Drives Mainstream Adoption The U.S. banking sector has recently waded deeper into...
PNC Becomes First U.S. Bank and Partners With Coinbase to Bring Bitcoin Trading to Banks
10.12.2025
What to Know PNC is now the first major U.S. bank to let clients buy, sell and hold…
US bank regulator clears national banks to facilitate crypto transactions
9.12.2025
The guidance confirms that facilitating customer crypto trades falls within the “business of banking,” expanding the range of activities that national banks may offer under existing law
No, Stablecoins Don’t Aid Criminals in Laundering Money Directly – but Banks Want You to Think So
9.12.2025
A recent New York Times piece misleadingly suggests that stablecoins facilitate money laundering by criminal actors. However, the article reveals that crypto-to-cash conversion services and inadequate compliance measures by financial companies are the primary mechanisms enabling such activities....
OCC boss says ‘no justification’ to judge banks and crypto differently
9.12.2025
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Jonathan Gould says crypto companies should have a path to supervision in the banking system, which can evolve to embrace blockchain