YouTube Star MrBeast Just Bought a Banking App—Will It Offer Crypto?
In brief Beast Industries, MrBeast’s holding company, is acquiring Step, a mobile banking platform for teenagers and young adults with FDIC insurance through Evolve Bank...
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White House officials met with crypto, banking reps to discuss stablecoins
Officials in US President Donald Trump’s administration met with representatives from the cryptocurrency and banking industry to discuss how to address stablecoin yield in the...
Bybit’s neobank plans test crypto exchanges’ push into banking
Bybit’s push to offer neobank-style services is testing how far crypto exchanges can expand into traditional finance (TradFi), highlighting regulatory hurdles and a growing reliance...
Japanese Banking Giant’s Crypto Subsidiary Applies for US Banking Charter
In brief The Nomura-owned Laser Digital applied for a U.S. OCC charter to launch a crypto-focused national trust bank. The bank would offer digital asset...
Revolut drops takeover plans, seeks US banking license: Report
Crypto-friendly fintech unicorn Revolut plans to apply for a banking license in the United States, abandoning earlier plans to acquire a local lender as it...
UBS weighing crypto trading for private banking clients: Report
The world’s biggest global wealth manager, UBS, is reportedly exploring a move to open crypto trading to its wealthiest clients. Bloomberg reported Friday, citing a...
Crypto Market Bill Heads to Senate Agriculture Markup Amid Banking Committee Delays
In brief The Senate Agriculture Committee confirmed a markup for the bill for next Tuesday despite lacking bipartisan alignment. The proposal would regulate digital commodity...
Revolut Applies for Full Banking License in Peru in Latin America Push
Revolut has applied for a full banking license in Peru as it steps up its expansion across Latin America, according to a report by Bloomberg....
Senate Banking Committee Delays Markup of Key Crypto Bill as Industry Support Frays
In brief Lawmakers said talks were continuing with industry, regulators and law enforcement, despite the delay. Coinbase and other industry voices have pulled back support,...
Ethereum Price Prediction: Banking Giant Standard Chartered Says ETH Will Beat Bitcoin – Can ETH Reach $100,000?
ETH may have just received its strongest institutional vote of confidence yet, with Standard Chartered backing bullish Ethereum price predictions over Bitcoin. BTC appears to...