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Vast Bank CEO on Becoming First US Bank to Allow Clients Direct Access to Crypto

Oklahoma-based Vast Bank has become the first national bank to allow consumers to buy, sell, and manage their cryptocurrencies 24/7 directly with their bank accounts. CEO Brad Scrivner discusses insights into the crypto strategy and the underlying market implications. Plus, how it differs from its competitors and its stablecoin plans.

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Circle: USDC to Be Backed 100% by Cash, US Treasurys by September

By September, Circle announced its stablecoin USDC would be 100% backed by cash and short-term U.S. government Treasurys. This following the USDC developer revealing in July only 61% of tokens were backed by cash and money-market funds, amid plans to go public via a SPAC deal that would value the firm at $4.5 billion.

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Why Bitcoin Topped $50K for First Time in 3 Months

Bitcoin is again trading above the $50,000 price tag, hitting the key psychological mark for the first time in over three months. Rachel Lin, CEO of DeFi derivatives platform SynFutures, discusses the potential factors driving the surge. Plus, her take on institutional demand for stablecoins and insights into the Asian crypto markets.

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Mastercard Partners With Paxos to Simplify Payments Card Offerings for Cryptocurrency Firms

Mastercard’s Raj Dhamodharan and Paxos’ Walter Hessert discuss their partnership enabling more banks and crypto companies to offer card programs, helping crypto holders spend their digital assets anywhere Mastercard is accepted.

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Messari CEO Ryan Selkis on Bitcoin, Stablecoins and Crypto Regulation

Bitcoin is down about 1.3% over the past 24 hours. The next support is seen at the $42,000 breakout level, which could stabilize the pullback. Messari Founder and CEO Ryan Selkis discusses his positive analysis and outlook for bitcoin, explaining why he’s a “perma-bull.”

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Crypto Trading Startup FalconX Achieves Unicorn Status With Latest Raise

FalconX, an institutionally minded cryptocurrency trading desk, reached unicorn status with a $210 million Series C funding round that valued the firm at $3.75 billion.

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What’s Behind Bitcoin’s Price Movement?

CoinDesk Director of Data and Indexes Galen Moore discusses the impact of whale movements, signals, and behaviors in the bitcoin market as BTC is now up over 59% year to date. Plus, his reading of trading activity in stablecoin tether and outlook for crypto regulation.

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USDC Builder Circle Wants to Become a ‘Full-Reserve National Commercial Bank’

“The Hash” hosts discuss the industry implications for Jeremy Allaire’s Circle, a neo-bank and stablecoin USDC issuer, intending to become “a full-reserve national commercial bank.” “This is an ambitious plan, but the idea of having an FDIC-insured digital asset bank would be very notable for the sector,” host Zack Seward said.

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