The bank custody race: who holds America’s Bitcoin
Wall Street did not wake up one morning and decide it liked Bitcoin. It woke up and realized the custody fees were too large to...
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South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank taps Ripple for cross-border payments
Ripple is bringing its cross-border payments platform to Jeonbuk Bank, but key details including its launch status and settlement asset remain undisclosed. South Korea’s Jeonbuk...
World Liberty wins conditional approval for US trust bank
World Liberty Financial has received preliminary OCC approval to establish a national trust bank that would issue USD1, manage its reserves, and provide digital asset...
Trump-Linked World Liberty Gets Conditional Bank Charter for USD1 Stablecoin
In brief The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Company, a Florida-based national trust bank tied to the Trump family’s World Liberty...
World Liberty Financial gets OCC nod for USD1 bank
World Liberty Financial has received preliminary OCC approval to establish a national trust bank that would oversee more than $4 billion in USD1 stablecoin circulation....
Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy for crypto trading
Israel’s largest bank has partnered with Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, and Solana trading through its investment app from early 2027. Summary Bank Leumi will...
Israel’s Largest Bank Will Give Bitcoin Trading Another Try
In brief Bank Leumi, Israel’s largest bank, will let customers trade Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana inside Leumi Trade through Galaxy’s trading and custody rails. It’s...
Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer Bitcoin, Ether, Solana trading
Israel’s Bank Leumi has partnered with Galaxy Digital to let customers trade Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and Solana (SOL) through the bank’s investment platform, with...
Bank of England tests stablecoin, digital pound interoperability in cross-border payments
The Bank of England’s Digital Pound Lab is testing whether stablecoins and a potential digital British pound can operate within the same cross-border payment flow...
Brazil’s biggest bank Itaú joins tokenization pilot for bonds and funds
Brazil’s largest bank by market value has joined a pilot involving more than 50 financial organizations to test the issuance, trading, and settlement of tokenized...