Binance Collaboration With Botim Money Advances Regulated Crypto Services
Binance’s new pact with Botim Money signals a major push to widen secure digital-asset access in the UAE, spotlighting the region’s accelerating embrace of regulated crypto services and its expanding role in global digital-finance growth. Binance–Botim Money MoU Targets Wider Crypto Access in the UAE Crypto exchange Binance announced on Dec. 9 that it signed … Read more
CFTC Innovation Council adds prediction market, exchange CEOs
The CFTC’s new CEO Innovation Council includes leaders from crypto exchanges like Kraken and traditional stock exchanges such as Nasdaq to discuss market structure reforms. Go to Source
Debanking Practices Exposed: Major US Banks Cited for Bias Concerns
Federal regulators revealed early evidence that major U.S. banks used internal policies to restrict lawful customers, exposing widespread debanking practices that may have shaped access to capital and economic activity nationwide. OCC Releases Preliminary Review on Bank Debanking Practices A federal review prompted new disclosures as the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) … Read more
Payments giant Stripe acquires team from crypto wallet app Valora
Stripe has hired Valora’s builders to work on its crypto initiatives, as the wallet’s app shifts ownership back to Celo’s cLabs. Go to Source
Bitwise Eyes Massive 2026—CEO Says ‘People Are Not Bullish Enough’
Bitwise signals a stunning setup for 2026 as accelerating institutional flows and widening bank access drive mainstream demand and a far more bullish market foundation that is rapidly reshaping crypto’s trajectory. Bitwise Flags a ‘Massive’ 2026 Build With New Buyers Loading Aggressively Rising optimism in digital assets was amplified when Hunter Horsley, CEO of asset … Read more
Gemini nabs US license to offer prediction markets
An affiliate of the crypto exchange Gemini received a designated contract market license and it now plans to offer prediction markets in the US. Go to Source
Crypto Holds Firm Ahead of Key Central Bank Decisions
Crypto markets look stable on the surface, but traders remain uneasy as the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan (BOJ) line up back-to-back risk events. Crypto is quiet for now, though the stability feels temporary. Markets Steady as Traders Brace for FOMC and BOJ Some days feel too quiet, like the market is holding its … Read more
Crypto among sectors ‘debanked’ by 9 major banks: US regulator
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said crypto was one of many industries that banks had denied services to, and it could refer its findings to the Justice Department. Go to Source
OCC Clarifies Bank Authority for Regulated Crypto Trade Execution
U.S. banks won fresh clarity as the OCC confirmed they can execute riskless principal crypto transactions, opening regulated pathways for customer trades while reinforcing safety and compliance expectations across the growing digital-asset market. OCC Clarifies Bank Role In Riskless Principal Crypto Trades The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on Dec. 9 … Read more
