OCC Gives Crypto Bank OpenReserve Conditional Approval
Key Takeaways OCC conditionally approves OpenReserve bank. Blockchain sits at the core. Deposits and lending are planned. Stablecoins are part of plans. OpenReserve cannot open yet. OpenReser
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Dubai VARA and Securitize Sign MoU for Tokenized Markets
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority and Securitize signed a memorandum of understanding on September 3 to support regulated tokenized markets in the emirate. The parties said in their
Mantle Joins Global Dollar Network as USDG Circulation Surpasses $3B Across 150+ Partners
Mantle, the open financial network connecting global market participants to institutional-grade capital market assets on-chain, today announced that USDG, the dollar-pegged stablecoin issued
Hargreaves Lansdown opens 9 crypto ETNs to investors
Hargreaves Lansdown opened access to nine Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded notes on Sept. 3, bringing regulated cryptocurrency exposure to eligible users of the United Kingdom’s largest reta
Coldcard Hacker Uses THORChain to Swap Stolen BTC
A Coldcard attacker has reportedly begun laundering the proceeds of a wallet theft, moving roughly 10% of the stolen Bitcoin through THORChain to swap it into other assets. The activity keeps
US-UK Launch Joint Alliance to Target Crypto Scam Operations
Scammers running crypto-related “investment” fraud operations are increasingly the target of coordinated international policing, with the United States and the United Kingdom announcing a new
El Salvador used no public funds for Bitcoin, IMF says
El Salvador has provided documentation showing that its Bitcoin accumulation since June 27, 2025, came from private donations rather than public resources, according to the International Mone
Bitcoin bear market may not be over, Fidelity warns
Bitcoin recorded its strongest monthly gain since November 2024 during August, but Fidelity said the advance does not prove that the latest crypto bear market has ended. Summary Bitcoin poste
The Clearing House Behind Most US Securities Trades Just Partnered With a Crypto Custodian
DTCC announced a partnership with BitGo covering tokenized treasuries and equities infrastructure. For anyone unfamiliar, DTCC sits at the center of US post-trade processing. Its subsidiaries
FBI Seizes $560K in Hamas-Linked Crypto and Takes Control of Fundraising Infrastructure
U.S. authorities have seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency tied to Hamas fundraising campaigns while taking control of websites and servers used to solicit donations and communicate wi
Prediction Market Fight: New Jersey Takes Kalshi to Supreme Court
Key Insights New Jersey escalated its prediction market dispute with Kalshi. Federal appeals courts issued conflicting rulings on sports event contracts. Supreme Court review could clarify fe
Ondo Tells SEC and CFTC Existing Law Already Covers Stock Perpetuals
Ondo Finance has formally called on the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to allow perpetual futures tied to individual US-listed stocks to opera