Key Takeaways The OCC confirms that national banks can provide crypto custody and stablecoin services without prior approval. Banks must implement robust risk management controls equivalent to traditional banking operations when engaging in crypto activities. Share this article The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that national banks can now offer…
Microsoft is accelerating its push to compete with OpenAI, its longtime collaborator, by developing its own powerful AI models and exploring alternatives to power products like Microsoft’s Copilot bot. Microsoft has developed its own AI “reasoning” models comparable to models like OpenAI’s o1 and o3-mini, the The Information reports. OpenAI is said to have refused…
Why Is XRP Dropping? Trump’s executive order on Thursday didn’t just affirm Bitcoin; it made it official—a US strategic asset with a title and a purpose in the form of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. For Bitcoin maximalists, it’s a defining moment. For the rest of crypto—left watching from the bleachers as altcoins like XRP were…
Image: Creative Commons Salesforce has effectively eliminated diversity hiring targets. The company removed specific hiring goals, including ones to increase the representation of women and minority groups, and the term “diversity” from its latest annual report, filed Wednesday. The move comes on the heels of a series of executive orders from President Donald Trump calling…
President Donald Trump announced the creation of a strategic bitcoin reserve during the first-ever White House digital asset summit. Trump Sits Alongside Crypto Industry Leaders at Historic White House Summit Speaking at the historic event, Trump stated, “Yesterday, I signed an executive order officially creating our strategic bitcoin reserve, and this will be a virtual…
XRP has been one of the most talked-about cryptos this week Now, a top analyst has claimed that the token could reach $10 as soon as December. Meanwhile, the new project BTC Bull Token continues to draw attention during its presale – with one expert forecasting that it will pump after listing on a DEX….
A widely followed crypto analyst is updating his outlook on Bitcoin (BTC) after President Donald Trump announced the creation of a Federal crypto strategist reserve earlier this week. In a new strategy session, pseudonymous crypto trader Kaleo tells his 692,800 followers on the social media platform X that the unveiling of the strategic reserve is…
The Defense Department has marked thousands of pieces of archival material and posts for deletion, complying with President Trump’s crusade against anything resembling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mandates — including apparently unrelated materials and references flagged by keyword searches. Among the materials set to be removed from government websites and social media posts are…
Bitwise Asset Management has launched a new exchange-traded product (ETP) that combines the growth of bitcoin with the defensive stability of gold. The Bitwise Diaman Bitcoin & Gold ETP (BTCG) started trading on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam on March 6, 2025. The product dynamically allocates between bitcoin and gold so investors get exposure to both…
Custodia Bank founder Caitlin Long hopes a new lawsuit would unearth more details on debanking under former President Joe Biden’s regime. The Trump Organization has sued Capital One Bank for allegedly closing over 300 bank accounts in 2021 “without cause” as tech bigwigs and crypto leaders lamented the debanking crisis during previous administrations. Today, the…
