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Circle Wins OCC Approval for National Trust Bank

Circle’s new OCC-chartered trust bank gives USDC federal custody backing, sending CRCL up 10%+ as it claws back OpenUSD selloff losses. Read the full story…
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Bitcoin Treasury Firm Empery Digital Dumps Nearly Half of BTC Holdings for $87 Million

Nasdaq-listed Empery Digital said it sold 1,400 Bitcoin since May to help fuel an AI data center deal, legal bills, and other expenses. Read Full…
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Circle Wins Final Federal Approval for Its National Trust Bank, Starting With Custody

The USDC issuer’s new bank will open by offering fiduciary custody for Circle and its affiliates, with management of the stablecoin’s reserves pushed to a…
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Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank

Bitcoin Magazine Circle (CRCL) Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Circle won final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, allowing it…
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Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin strategy beyond treasury accumulation, launching a study…
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Circle Stock Jumps as Stablecoin Issuer Wins Final Federal Banking Charter Approval

Circle secured final OCC approval to establish a national trust bank, shifting its $73.2 billion stablecoin to a unified federal framework. Read Full Story at…
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Strategy Bitcoin Sales 'Mostly Noise,' Standard Chartered Says, Holding $100K BTC Call

The bank argues that the treasury giant’s Bitcoin sales are a short-term distraction, reiterating its $100,000 year-end price target. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
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Morning Minute: Robinhood Chain Explodes Onto the Crypto Scene

Plus, Circle wins a national bank charter and pops 10%. And the Clarity Act gets a new draft while the clock is ticking… Read Full…
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Circle soars after securing U.S. trust bank approval in crypto expansion

The approval adds to a growing list of crypto firms seeking federal banking licenses as the industry moves into the regulated financial system. Read the…
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Sony Bank Gets Conditional OCC Approval to Build a US Dollar Stablecoin Trust Bank

Sony Bank’s Connectia Trust would issue dollar-pegged stablecoins under a US national trust charter — the same path Circle, Ripple and Paxos took in a…