#digital-assets

#digital-assets

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approvals for five digital asset firms - Ripple, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, and Paxos - to become federally chartered national trust banks, marking a major milestone in the integration of cryptocurrency into traditional finance. The approvals, announced Friday, allow the firms to convert from state-level trust charters to federal status, subject to meeting the OCC's conditions.

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Corporate investing may sound like something that only happens behind closed boardroom doors, but quite simply, it's about making smart financial decisions. Companies invest in order to strengthen their future, balance their risk, and create more profit. Whether it's placing money in stocks, real estate, or cutting-edge tech, the goals of being resilient and profitable stay the same. Most businesses have been looking beyond the more traditional investment routes and into emerging areas. These are areas that include sustainability, green energy, and digital assets.

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller says the central bank is entering a "new era" in payments - one that openly embraces decentralized finance (DeFi), distributed ledgers, and digital asset innovation as part of the mainstream financial system. Speaking Tuesday at the Fed's first-ever Payments Innovation Conference in Washington, Waller said the central bank intends to play an "active role" in the crypto revolution transforming the global payments landscape.

S&P Global has entered the crypto arena with the launch of the S&P Digital Markets 50 Index, a first-of-its-kind benchmark tracking both digital assets and publicly traded crypto-related companies. Developed with Dinari, a U.S. platform specializing in tokenized public securities, the index includes 35 equities and 15 cryptocurrencies drawn from S&P's digital asset suite. In other words, the index will combine 15 major cryptocurrencies with 35 crypto-related stocks.

The group of Democrats, which included Senate Banking ranking member Ruben Gallego (AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (NY), and Catherine Cortez Masto (NV), stated in the first page of the document that digital assets legislation should be guided by certain values, include "protecting financial privacy while denying bad actors access to the financial system." In the fifth section of the framework, they outlined what this looks like. The outline included the following points:

"The objective is to expand that sphere materially more than what we have today," Al Niama added. He'll help lead the crypto company's outreach to large financial institutions.

The IMF now classifies Bitcoin and similar digital assets as 'non-produced non-financial assets', acknowledging their value while recognizing their unique characteristics.

A private key cannot be split in half. It must remain whole to access crypto. Splitting it manually risks permanent loss of funds.

"Stablecoins are being adopted far beyond crypto capital markets, emerging as a tool to complement traditional financial rails for cross-border payments. We see this value..."

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In June 2025, JPMorgan expanded its Bitcoin and crypto lending framework to allow clients to use Bitcoin ETFs as collateral. It began factoring Bitcoin holdings into net worth evaluations, aligning them with traditional assets.

"Partnering with Coinbase accelerates our ability to bring innovative, crypto financial solutions to our clients. We will also provide PNC's best-in-class banking services to Coinbase. This collaboration enables us to meet growing demand for secure and streamlined access to digital assets on PNC's trusted platform."

"Bit Origin is evolving beyond mining infrastructure to engage directly in the value and utility of digital assets," said Jinghai Jiang, CEO and Chairman of Bit Origin.

BBVA, the second-largest bank in Spain, has officially launched Bitcoin trading and custody services for all retail customers in country, allowing customers of legal age to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin and crypto.

"You're seeing this fundamental shift from more speculative use cases of blockchains to something that's much more... tangible."

"If you don't have the proper documents in place ... those gaps can really cause disagreements amongst family members," says Capaldo.