digital assets

Coinbase Looks to Cash in as Banks Embrace Crypto
Coinbase Looks to Cash in as Banks Embrace Crypto
October 08, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase is reportedly expanding its services for traditional financial firms amid growing institutional cryptocurrency adoption. Banks are increasingly launching their own digital asset services, and...

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Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
Community Banks Sue OCC Over Crypto Trust Bank Charters
October 07, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has taken its long-running fight against special-purpose crypto banks to federal court. In a lawsuit filed Friday (Oct....

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Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank
Rain Seeks OCC’s Approval to Create National Trust Bank
October 06, 2026  |  Bank Regulation

Rain is the latest digital asset company seeking to launch a national trust bank. The stablecoin payments infrastructure company announced Monday (Oct. 5) that it...

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn two rules proposed years ago that would have imposed certain regulatory requirements on financial institutions’ handling of...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