digital assets

The Public Blockchain Debate is Already Obsolete for Banks

The Public Blockchain Debate is Already Obsolete for Banks
The Public Blockchain Debate is Already Obsolete for Banks
October 05, 2026  |  Blockchain

The crypto industry bet the farm on traditional finance ultimately migrating onto public blockchains rather than retreating behind permissioned networks. The cows are now coming...

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FinCEN Kills Proposed Crypto Rules After Commenters Warn of Chilling Effect
FinCEN Kills Proposed Crypto Rules After Commenters Warn of Chilling Effect
October 05, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two rules proposed years ago that would have imposed certain regulatory requirements on financial institutions’ handling of...

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BNY and Kraken Parent Payward Eye Global Financial Infrastructure Partnership
BNY and Kraken Parent Payward Eye Global Financial Infrastructure Partnership
October 02, 2026  |  Partnerships

BNY and Kraken parent company Payward are discussing a partnership that would span digital assets and financial market infrastructure, CoinDesk reported Friday (Oct. 2), citing unnamed sources. The agreement could include...

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California Bars Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins
California Bars Public Officials From Issuing Meme Coins
October 02, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

California has barred public officials and government employees from issuing meme coins and prohibited digital asset platforms from listing certain tokens associated with public officials....

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Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live With Bank of North Dakota Stablecoin
Fiserv Digital Asset Platform Goes Live With Bank of North Dakota Stablecoin
October 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

Fiserv’s digital asset platform is now live with financial institution clients, the global provider of payments and financial services said in a Thursday (Oct. 1)...

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Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
Banks’ Blockchain Bet Comes Down to Moving the Money
October 01, 2026  |  Blockchain

Wall Street’s embrace of digital assets has reached the point where saying a bank is “doing blockchain” reveals almost nothing about what it can actually...

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Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax
Illinois Agrees to 6-Month Pause on Crypto Tax
October 01, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Illinois has reportedly agreed to postpone implementing a new tax on crypto transactions. The tax, the first state levy of its kind in the country,...

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How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
How Mastercard, Stripe, Visa and Coinbase’s New Stablecoin Is Changing the Industry’s Economics
September 30, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The first stablecoin race was straightforward. Accumulate supply. Customers exchanged dollars for tokens, the issuer invested the corresponding reserves primarily in highly liquid assets, and...

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