Key Highlights Bastion has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to form Bastion National Trust Bank, a non-depository national trust bank focused on digital asset custody and payment-clearing services. The approval, documented in OCC Corporate Decision 1391 dated September 18, provides a federal regulatory framework for institutional-grade digital asset ...
Key Highlights Deutsche Bank will launch institutional crypto custody for Bitcoin, Ether, and select stablecoins in Europe before year-end under the EU’s MiCA regime, pending a BaFin licence expected in October. The bank will manage private keys in-house using hardware-based protection, multi-person approvals, and segregated warm and cold storage, targeting corporates, asset managers, hedge funds, ...
Deutsche Bank Prepares Digital Asset Custody Launch for European Institutions Deutsche Bank is advancing into digital assets with plans to offer custody services to institutional and corporate clients across Europe later this year. The bank will hold wallets and private keys, enabling clients to safeguard and transfer Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), USD Coin (USDC), EURC, ...
BitGo Pushes Federally Regulated Banking Amid Clarity Act Senate Stall The stalled progress of the Clarity Act in the Senate has raised significant concerns regarding asset security, prompting digital asset custodian BitGo to advocate for the protection of assets through federally regulated banks. The situation underscores the growing importance of secure custody solutions for investors ...
Coinbase and payments platform Moov have formed a partnership designed to bring stablecoin payments and custody capabilities to the technology stacks used by more than 1,000 U.S. community banks and credit unions. Announced by Coinbase, the agreement will see Moov integrate Coinbase’s stablecoin infrastructure into its existing payments platform, giving financial institutions a turnkey way ...
Coinbase and Moov Partner to Bring Stablecoin Payments to Over 1,000 U.S. Community Banks Coinbase has announced a strategic partnership with payments infrastructure provider Moov to connect more than 1,000 U.S. community banks and credit unions with stablecoin payments, custody, merchant settlement, and real-time funding capabilities. The announcement, made on September 10, 2026, positions the ...
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe Discusses AI and CLARITY Act on Bloomberg Live BitGo CEO Mike Belshe recently appeared on Bloomberg Live to discuss the intersection of artificial intelligence and the CLARITY Act, offering insights that come at a critical moment for cryptocurrency regulation. As regulators continue shaping the future of digital assets, this conversation highlights ...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed the most significant overhaul in decades of the rules governing transfer agents, as blockchain-based recordkeeping and…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are moving ahead with separate cryptocurrency regulatory initiatives as Congress remains…