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What if Celsius Was Regulated Like a Bank? Here's What OCC's Michael Hsu Says

"The way Celsius was organized is they commingled a lot of different activities," says Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu. He discusses the alternative outcome had the crypto lender been regulated like a bank.

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Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange

Alexandre Kech's departure follows the exit of another key digital-assets employee from Citi in August.

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fixes Technical Problem That Halted Payments and Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts

The exchange says the issue was identified and a solution was implemented.

Bitcoin drifted lower in Tuesday trading. (Pierre-Yves Babelon/Getty Images)

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Banks’ Crypto Asset Holdings May Be Just 0.01% of Total Risk Exposure, Basel Study Finds

The first survey of its kind may influence crucial global standards on bank capital for crypto.

Los reguladores están estudiando qué normas bancarias deberían aplicarse a las criptomonedas. (Wang Yukun/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Lender Nexo Acquires Minority Stake in OCC-Regulated Summit National Bank

The deal will enable Nexo to open bank accounts with Summit National Bank, as well as enhancing its other products.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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US IRS Can Issue Summons to Bank Serving Crypto Broker SFOX Customers in Search of Tax Evaders

The John Doe summons will require M.Y. Safra Bank to provide information about SFOX customers who used the bank and may owe taxes on crypto transactions.

The IRS' headquarters in Washington. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Finance

Wall Street Bank CEOs Tell Congress They’re Unlikely to Finance Crypto Miners

The chief executives of Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo were questioned Wednesday at a congressional hearing.

Cartelera del Bank of America. (Getty Images)

Finance

Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO

Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.

Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)

Finance

Animoca Brands' Japan Unit Raises $45M for NFT Licensing, Investment

Animoca Brands Japan raised the funds from its parent firm and MUFG Bank.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)

Finance

Siam Commercial Bank Scraps $500M Purchase of Stake in Thailand’s Largest Crypto Exchange

Thailand’s oldest bank said Bitkub Online needs to resolve various issues at the request of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission.

Siam Commercial Bank dropped its plan to acquire Bitkub. (Weerasak Saeku/GettyImages)

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