Crypto Banking Nexus

Regulatory Progress

• 🔥 FDIC Considers Guardrails for Banks on Public Blockchains: FDIC Chair Travis Hill stated that rescinding Biden-era...

TradFi tokenization advances with production signals:

• Moody's launches Token Integration Engine as first rating agency node on Canton Network – a...

• Mastercard's $1.8B BVNK acquisition targets stablecoin expansion amid $350B payment volumes in 2025
• Regulatory clarity spurs banks and fintechs...

GSR is expanding its crypto services through $57M acquisitions of Autonomous and Architech, aiming to deliver full-spectrum capital markets and advisory support.

Regional Banks Launch Cari Network

• 🔥 Tokenized Deposits on ZKsync Prividium: Five US regional banks including Huntington ($225bn assets), First...

SEC and CFTC issued a token taxonomy—a key step forward—defining which digital assets qualify as securities, including custodial tokenized models where third parties issue crypto assets tied to held securities.

• Five regional powerhouses—Huntington ($225bn assets), M&T ($214bn), First Horizon, KeyCorp, Old National—test Cari Network for bank-governed...

Mastercard aggressively integrates stablecoins into TradFi for faster cross-border and B2B payments via BVNK acquisition:

• Scale boost: BVNK...

T. Rowe Price updated its Crypto ETF filing Monday, expanding the October 2024 application to identify specific cryptocurrencies the fund may hold—signaling deeper TradFi push into digital assets.

Industry leaders like GSR's Andy Baehr, Injective's John Medel, EisnerAmper's Chris Brodersen, and Cybrid's Avinash Chidambaram join TradeTalks to...

PayPal makes PYUSD stablecoin available directly in accounts across 70 markets worldwide, boosting crypto-fiat bridges for everyday users.

Thunes now delivers stablecoin payouts to 11,500 banks via Swift connectivity, allowing instant transfers from bank accounts to stablecoin wallets for salaries, remittances, and B2B payments—slashing fiat-crypto frictions.

• Stablecoin yield race is stalling U.S. crypto regulatory legislation
• Congress has few weeks left to secure bank support for the CLARITY Act
• Risks being shelved ahead of midterm elections

Bank backing critical for crypto clarity amid yield tensions.

• Five US regional banks launch Cari Network on ZKsync for instant tokenized payments to challenge stablecoin giants.
• ZKsync powers the network,...

Stablecoin surge signals TradFi payments disruption:

• PayPal expands PYUSD to 70 markets for cheaper cross-border transfers and instant merchant...

Emerging payments rail on Bitcoin infrastructure:

• Lightning + RGB power: Overcomes block times/fees for scalable, instant stablecoin settlements...

Cardano milestone: First Tier-1 stablecoin USDCx launched, issued via Circle's xReserve and backed 1:1 by USDC—removing the key blocker for...

Regulatory momentum builds for TradFi crypto adoption:

• US OCC rule clears national banks to custody digital assets for customers starting April 1,...

Active Crypto ETF Advances

• 🔥 T. Rowe Price Amends S-1: T. Rowe Price, managing $1.8 trillion, amended its S-1 for an actively managed crypto...

BlackRock ramps up crypto holdings via Coinbase:

• Deposited $125M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, signaling unwavering institutional confidence
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