Tag: Cryptocurrency Regulation
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OCC Conditionally Approves National Trust Bank Charters for Major Digital Asset Firms
On December 12, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that “[t]he OCC conditionally approved applications for de novo national trust bank charters for First National Digital Currency Bank and Ripple National Trust Bank. The OCC also conditionally approved applications to convert from a state trust company to a national trust…
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Why BlackRock’s Larry Fink Is Bullish on Bitcoin
Because of an article in Cryptopolitan today, I asked AI for a little research on why Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, is strong on BitCoin. Although I still have my doubts about its long term value proposition, the resulting research does deserve careful consideration, especially since the thoughts of BlackRock’s CEO carry some weight. Here…
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Obook Holdings Expands Global Stablecoin Licensing as Adoption Accelerates
Blockchain technology company Obook Holdings Inc. announced its successful listing on the NASDAQ and that it had secured three new Money Transmitter Licenses, bringing its funding operations to forty U.S. states. In the EU, it is upgrading its VASP license in Poland to a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the MiCA framework and…
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SWIFT’s Shift to Blockchain Signals a New Era for Stablecoins and Global Banking
On October 5, 2025, Coindesk reported that: With over 11,500 banks sending and receiving messages using SWIFT, this is a strategic change to providing a platform for it’s bank customers to settle transactions involving stablecoins and tokenized assets over the blockchain. Stablecoins are rapidly changing and will impact how we do business, including creating new…
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SEC Considers Tokenizing Stocks for 24/7 Blockchain Trading
SEC is looking at letting stocks trade on blockchains as tokens. Per The Cryptopolitan Daily, “In practice: that means you could buy Tesla stock just like you buy ETH-24/7, instant settlement, global access.”Brokers and major banks are, understandably, opposed to the idea. It would have adecidedly negative impact on their businesses.