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Five Crypto Firms Win Conditional Approvals as National Trust Banks, Including Fidelity and BitGo

The OCC has conditionally approved five crypto firms — Ripple, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, and Paxos — to become national trust banks, advancing the integration of digital assets into U.S. federal banking.

OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) clarified today that national banks may conduct crypto-related “riskless principal” transactions.

Italy Launches Review of Crypto Safeguards Due to Rising Risks

Italy has launched a comprehensive review of retail crypto-investment safeguards amid warnings that rising crypto–financial system links could increase risks.

2012 Video Resurfaces of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Pitching What Became America’s Largest Bitcoin Exchange

A 2012 video of Brian Armstrong pitching Coinbase has resurfaced, showing early vision that led to today’s crypto dominance.

VTB Pushes to Open Russia’s First Bank-Run Bitcoin Trading Desk as Kremlin Moves to Classify Mining as an Export

Russia’s second-largest lender, VTB, is moving to become the country’s first major bank to offer direct bitcoin and crypto trading.

UK Passes Bill Formally Recognizing Crypto as a New Category of Property

The U.K. has officially made crypto a legally recognized third category of property after the Property (Digital Assets etc.) Act received Royal Assent on Tuesday.

Square Bitcoin Payments Go Live Today, Bringing Bitcoin to Millions of Merchants

Square has officially launched Bitcoin payments for its 4 million U.S. merchants, allowing businesses to accept BTC with zero processing fees until 2027.

Bitcoin Price Dances with $100,000 as Crypto Industry Waits to See What’s Next

Analysts say Bitcoin’s next move hinges on whether new buyers can absorb ongoing whale selling, with volatility likely to persist as the market seeks a post-distribution equilibrium.

Robinhood Considers Adding Bitcoin as a Reserve Treasury as Crypto Revenue Surges

Robinhood is weighing whether to add Bitcoin to its corporate treasury, with CEO Vlad Tenev saying the company is carefully evaluating the move despite rising crypto revenues.

Alpha Arena Reveals AI Trading Flaws: Western Models Lose 80% Capital in One Week

In Jay Azhang's real-money AI trading experiment, Qwen3's 20x Bitcoin long yields top returns, exposing weaknesses in closed-source Western AI from giants like xAI, Google, and OpenAI.