Opinion
Stablecoins power deobanks, a new generation of decentralized banks that offer accessible, efficient and transparent financial solutions, especially in high-risk areas.
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Banks News
While one of the goals of cryptocurrencies is to render traditional banking obsolete, banks as a financial institution still play a critical role in the advent and adoption of the emerging crypto economy in two ways.
Firstly, outside of a physical cash exchange for cryptocurrency, banks provide the fiat bridges to cryptocurrency markets. Without them, the influx of capital and interest in the blockchain industry would be nowhere near the magnitude it is today.
Secondly, many of the world’s leading banks are researching and, in some cases, developing their own central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs, which aim to secure hegemony in the digital asset space largely in response to the growth of the crypto economy.
As digital finance evolves before our eyes, banks as a commonplace financial organization may change drastically in their role and purpose in society — even if it leads to obsolescence.
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The new guidelines come after the FDIC removed the ‘reputational risk’ category from bank exams.
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As of March 4, Coinbase controlled 3.84 million ETH across 120,000 validators, accounting for 11.42% of all staked Ether.
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Bpifrance is planning to buy tokens to support local crypto and blockchain projects, including those involved in decentralized finance, staking, tokenization and AI.
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Less than 20% of European banks offer crypto services despite rising investor demand and regulatory clarity across the region, a Bitpanda survey shows.
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Custodia Bank said it partnered with Vantage Bank to tokenize US dollar demand deposits and issue them on Ethereum.
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The move follows the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ceasing examinations for reputational risk.
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According to blockchain regulatory advisers, efforts to debank the crypto industry may persist until January 2026, when Trump could appoint a new Federal Reserve Governor.
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Bank charter approvals have fallen since 2008, but crypto companies see opportunity under the welcoming new administration.
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A US-led tariff war, preexisting economic sanctions, and global Bitcoin and stablecoin adoption could play a role in some countries’ attempts to dedollarize.
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The traditional banking system feels threatened by blockchain alternatives as legacy systems underperform in terms of cost and convenience.
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New US regulatory guidance clarifies that banks can act as validators for proof-of-stake networks.
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The investment firm is finally rolling out its Bitcoin financing business, which allows institutional investors to leverage their crypto holdings.
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At least 30 tech and crypto founders were reportedly “secretly debanked” in the US during Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
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The OCC has eased "the burden" on US banks engaging in crypto activities after US President Donald Trump vowed to end the “ridiculous” Operation Chokepoint 2.0.
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