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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 day ago

OCC Grants Conditional Approvals To 5 Crypto Firms

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approvals for five digital asset firms - Ripple, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, and Paxos - to become federally chartered national trust banks, marking a major milestone in the integration of cryptocurrency into traditional finance. The approvals, announced Friday, allow the firms to convert from state-level trust charters to federal status, subject to meeting the OCC's conditions.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
5 days ago

Argentina To Let Banks Offer Bitcoin And Crypto Services

Argentina's central bank is drafting rules to let commercial banks offer bitcoin trading and custody, reversing a 2022 ban possibly by April 2026.
Venture
fromFortune
2 weeks ago

Stablecoin issuer Paxos to acquire wallet startup Fordefi for more than $100 million | Fortune

Paxos acquired Fordefi for more than $100 million to expand into DeFi and provide customers with custody and wallet solutions for decentralized finance.
US politics
fromBitcoin Magazine
3 weeks ago

Crypto Allowed To Be Held By Banks For Blockchain Fees: OCC

National banks may hold limited crypto to pay blockchain network fees and test platforms, provided risk controls are in place and holdings remain minimal relative to capital.
Cryptocurrency
fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

SoFi Enters The Bitcoin Era As First U.S. Bank To Offer Crypto Trading

SoFi Technologies is the first U.S. nationally chartered bank to offer retail crypto trading, custody, and holding directly within customers' bank accounts.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

Fidelity Allows Users To Send And Receive Bitcoin

Fidelity lets customers withdraw crypto to external wallets and offers a physically backed Bitcoin ETP to UK retail clients after the FCA lifted the ban.
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fromBitcoin Magazine
1 month ago

21bitcoin Launches Europe's First Bitcoin-Backed Loan Pilot

21bitcoin, VR Bank Bayern Mitte, and Sopra Financial Technology launched a European pilot to create an institutional-grade, MiCAR-compliant Bitcoin-backed, white-label credit product for banks.
Business
fromBitcoin Magazine
2 months ago

Citi To Launch Bitcoin And Crypto Custody Service In 2026

Citi plans to launch a crypto custody service by 2026 to hold native bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for clients amid a friendlier U.S. regulatory climate.
US news
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Is Citi about to make crypto boring-and safe?

Citi plans to launch crypto custody services and pursue stablecoin initiatives as U.S. banks expand regulated digital-asset offerings amid evolving law and demand.
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