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The Independent Community Bankers of America is suing the OCC, claiming the regulator exceeded its authority by granting crypto companies access to national trust bank charters without the safeguards required of insured commercial banks.
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC, arguing that national trust charters are allowing crypto firms into the U.S. banking system without the same capital, liquidity, supervision and insurance obligations imposed on traditional community banks.
Circle has asked the European Union to preserve multi-issuance for stablecoins and replace MiCA’s bank-deposit mandates with more flexible liquidity rules. The company says only three of the 25 largest stablecoins are currently regulated under the bloc’s framework.
A Cornell survey of 25,880 people across 25 countries found that El Salvador, Venezuela and Nigeria had the highest shares of respondents who had ever owned bitcoin, with adoption linked to currency instability and limited banking access.
Anchorage Digital has reportedly cut 17% of its workforce, or about 68 jobs based on its earlier headcount, despite expanding into institutional crypto services, stablecoin issuance and a partnership backed by Tether.
Absa is reportedly preparing to become Africa’s first bank to custody bitcoin, initially serving institutional clients and potentially adding other digital assets. The move reflects wider bank interest in crypto custody and South Africa’s relatively institutional digital-asset market.
Bitcoin rose to $86,757 as softer core inflation increased expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hold in October. Strong spot Bitcoin ETF inflows added support, though 2026 net inflows remain below $1 billion and labor-market data raised fresh concerns about economic momentum.
Circle has urged the European Commission to replace MiCA’s mandatory bank-deposit minimums for stablecoin reserves with more flexible liquidity rules. The issuer also wants the EU to preserve cross-border multi-issuance as regulators review the framework.
More than 50,000 Europeans have urged the European Commission to loosen MiCA restrictions on stablecoin rewards, while EU central banks are seeking tighter rules on yield, reserves and liquidity during the framework’s review.
Citigroup has raised its 12-month Bitcoin target to $113,000 and its Ethereum target to $3,028, citing stronger crypto activity, renewed ETF inflows and a supportive macro backdrop. The bank expects $5 billion in crypto inflows over the next year, at a steadier pace.
Standard Chartered forecasts Ethena’s USDe stablecoin supply could reach $40 billion by the end of 2028 and ENA could rise to $2. The bank’s case rests on broader yield sources and buybacks funded by protocol revenue.
Coinbase and Citi have specified two institutional stablecoin payment services: stablecoin acceptance through Spring by Citi and automatic conversion of incoming fiat through Coinbase Virtual Accounts. The companies have not disclosed customers, transaction volumes, pricing, eligible currencies or supported stablecoins.
Tether said it helped authorities freeze nearly $550 million in Iran-linked USDT during 2026. The disclosure followed a Senate Democratic report alleging the stablecoin was central to Iran’s sanctions-evasion network and a call for US investigations into potential violations.
The Clearing House has chosen Quant to provide technology for a planned US bank network for tokenized deposits, targeted for the first half of 2027. The deal supports Quant’s infrastructure role, but does not require participating banks to buy, hold or use its QNT token.
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Belarus has registered its first crypto banks under a legal framework introduced in January, though the institutions must still receive accreditation from the National Bank before operating. The initiative extends the country’s broader policy of supporting regulated digital-asset activity and Bitcoin mining.
Citi’s U.S. institutional clients can accept stablecoin payments through Spring by Citi, with Coinbase converting tokens into fiat and Citi settling the funds. Coinbase is also using Citi’s banking infrastructure for accounts that automatically convert incoming fiat into stablecoins.
Citigroup and Coinbase are partnering to help businesses move between fiat currency and stablecoins through regulated banking and crypto infrastructure. The arrangement will support account-like payment services and stablecoin checkout while allowing merchants to avoid directly holding digital assets.
