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Policy

FDIC Reverses U.S. Crypto Banking Policy That Demanded Prior Approvals

The U.S. banking agency withdrew policies that contributed to crypto industry accusations that it pressured institutions to "debank" digital assets customers.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Policy

Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Bank Charters Under Trump Administration: Reuters

Financial technology and crypto firms are increasingly applying for state or national bank charters, despite the community’s historical resistance to centralized banking.

Battered BTC bulls pin hopes on the Fed. (JamesQube/Pixabay)

Markets

One of Italy's Largest Banks Buys $1M Worth of Bitcoin: Report

Banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo, which has a market cap of $73 billion, has made its first crypto purchase.

Italy (Tanya Lapko / Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Revolut Finally Earns UK Banking License

Revolut has entered a "mobilization stage" designed for new banks to operate with restrictions.

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Finance

Dakota Emerges From Stealth to Provide Bank-Like Services to Crypto Depositors

The crypto-native company, which says it is attempting to right the wrongs of centralized lenders like Celsius, emerged from stealth on Wednesday.

Screenshot of Dakota's bank account dashboard

Finance

Lithuania-Licensed Crypto Bank Meld to Offer Tokenized RWAs to Retail Investors

Meld, which is in partnership with the layer-1 blockchain of the same name, has an agreement with DeFi platform Swarm Markets, which started a real-world asset platform in December

Vilnius, Lithuania (Shutterstock)

Finance

Germany Banking Giant DZ to Pilot Crypto Trading This Year: Bloomberg

The bank released a cryptocurrency custody platform in November.

Frankfurt, Germany (Sinan Erg/Unsplash)

Policy

EU Banking Watchdog to Deepen Probe of Links Between Banks, Crypto Entities: FT

Concerns over contagion have triggered the need to "dig deeper into the links between banks and other financial firms," José Manuel Campa, the chair of the EBA told the FT.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)

Finance

BitGo Signs Strategic Agreement With Korean Heavyweight Hana Bank

The Californian company will develop custody services and security solutions, local media reported.

(Pixabay)

Policy

Figure Abandons Quest to be U.S. Chartered Crypto Bank After Three-Year Fight

Anchorage Digital stands alone as the only OCC-chartered crypto bank after other efforts have fizzled out or been withdrawn.

Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (CoinDesk archives)

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