
OpenReserve Wins Initial U.S. Approval to Operate as a Blockchain Bank
A U.S. banking agency granted OpenReserve preliminary approval to operate, one of the first blockchain-native banks to clear a federal regulator. Here's what it signals.
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A U.S. banking agency granted OpenReserve preliminary approval to operate, one of the first blockchain-native banks to clear a federal regulator. Here's what it signals.

The IMF says El Salvador has not used public money to buy Bitcoin since June 2025 and expects no further accumulation, quietly ending a landmark policy.

Thai businessmen are suing Tether over $42M in USDT frozen in a pig-butchering scam case, testing when a stablecoin issuer can be held liable for locking funds.

Solana rolled out Payment Channels, letting AI agents set a spending limit once and settle usage in a single on-chain transaction instead of signing every call.

Bitcoin's correlation with gold just hit its strongest level since 2020, per Bitwise. BTC trades at $80,941 as the 'digital gold' thesis gains ground.

Trading firm Jane Street signed a reported $13 billion cloud contract with Crusoe, the former Bitcoin miner now building AI data centers. Here is why it matters.

Coinbase has filed SEC registrations to bring single-stock perpetual futures to U.S. traders, a crypto-native derivative now aimed at equities. Here is what it means.

Michael Saylor's Strategy has raised $20.9 billion in equity this year, ranking fourth among all U.S. issuers, to fund its Bitcoin accumulation as BTC trades near $80,945.

ASIC gave crypto firms until September 30 to apply for an Australian Financial Services licence or face fines up to 10% of annual turnover from October 1.

Nomura's crypto arm Laser Digital is partnering with Keyring Network to launch institutional-grade fixed income products in DeFi, starting on Euler Finance.