Banking

Itaú has formally registered with Brazil’s central bank to intermediate and custody crypto assets under the new licensing rules.

The new deal is designed to enhance banking, payments and digital asset markets, and comes after SoFi last year debuted bitcoin trading.

Top crypto companies have received conditional approval from the U.S. federal banking regulator.

Banca Sella has become the first Italian bank to receive authorization to offer bitcoin and other cryptocurrency services under the European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation.

Labor unions and major banks are now aligned against the Senate’s CLARITY Act, warning the crypto market structure bill could put retirement savings, bank deposits, and financial stability at risk ahead of Thursday’s pivotal committee vote.

American Bankers Association CEO Rob Nichols urged bank leaders to lobby against a stablecoin yield provision in the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act ahead of Thursday’s Senate markup.

EDX Markets, an exchange backed by Citadel Securities, applied for a national trust bank charter with the OCC.

Google’s quantum research is accelerating fears that Bitcoin’s cryptography may face a real timeline — not a theoretical one — forcing the network to race toward quantum-resistant upgrades.

Banks generated $434 billion in 2025 from deposit spreads, while savers lost purchasing power to inflation. Bitcoin shows another way.

Citi plans to introduce infrastructure that integrates Bitcoin into its banking systems, a bank executive said.