UK parliamentary group probes banking barriers for crypto firms
[Update: July 21, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC: Added comments from Yuriy Brisov, a partner at London-based consultancy firm Digital & Analogue Partners.] A United Kingdom...
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UK Lawmakers Launch Inquiry Into Crypto Banking Access
In brief A cross-party group of UK MPs and peers has launched a parliamentary inquiry into the banking difficulties faced by crypto and digital asset...
ABA, state banking groups push back on CLARITY Act stablecoin yield provisions
A wide swath of the US banking industry is urging Senate leaders to amend the stablecoin yield provisions of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act...
Circle Stock Jumps as Stablecoin Issuer Wins Final Federal Banking Charter Approval
In brief Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework. The milestone...
Alfa-Bank is testing crypto as Russia’s banking race heats up
Russia’s largest private bank,Alfa-Bank, plans to offer crypto-related services after Russia’s new digital currency rules take effect. The bank wants to become a regulated digital...
RBI calls for banking restrictions on crypto and private stablecoins
RBI has reportedly renewed its call to keep banks and payment systems insulated from cryptocurrencies and privately issued stablecoins as India reviews its digital asset...
Erebor Bank seeks $8B valuation as crypto banking bet pays off
Digital-first Erebor Bank has entered fundraising talks that could value the lender at at least $8 billion, nearly doubling its $4.35 billion valuation from the...
Standard Chartered, Circle bring USDC minting onto banking rails
Standard Chartered and USDC issuer Circle have developed a system that lets institutional clients mint and redeem the USDC stablecoin through a bank-led onboarding process....
French banking giant Crédit Agricole launches EURXT euro stablecoin
Crédit Agricole, Europe’s third-largest bank by assets, has launched the EURO eXchange Token (EURXT), a euro-backed stablecoin issued through its asset servicing arm, Crédit Agricole...
Ripple vs SWIFT: Is XRP complementing the banking network or replacing it?
For years the XRP community has promised that XRP would flip SWIFT, the messaging network behind global banking. In 2026 the reality is stranger than...