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🎉 USA🇺🇸: Kraken becomes the first digital (crypto) bank to obtain a master account at the Federal Reserve Paid Members Public
🎉 USA🇺🇸: Kraken becomes the first digital (crypto) bank to obtain a master account at the Federal Reserve This means that the banking division of the cryptocurrency exchange can now connect to the main payment systems in the United States (including Fedwire) without using intermediary banks. 🧬 Background: Kraken Financial is registered
😱 Tether intensifies anti-money laundering efforts: over $4.2 billion in USDT frozen since 2023 Paid Members Public
😱 Tether intensifies anti-money laundering efforts: over $4.2 billion in USDT frozen since 2023 Operating purely as a payment infrastructure is no longer sufficient for the company; Tether is increasingly positioning itself as an active participant in financial investigations. This includes the ability to blacklist wallets and freeze funds directly
😎 Visa and Bridge will expand the stablecoin-based card issuance programme to more than 100 countries by the end of the year Paid Members Public
😎 Visa and Bridge will expand the stablecoin-based card issuance programme to more than 100 countries by the end of the year The expanded cooperation includes on-network settlement for Visa card transactions. It is worth noting that Visa currently has more than 175 million merchant locations worldwide, while Bridge develops stablecoin
👑 Global stablecoin trend: who will lead the process❕ Paid Members Public
👑 Global stablecoin trend: who will lead the process❕ Stablecoins already compete effectively with established payment systems — and attract significant interest because transaction times are under one second and fees are below one cent. State regulators and the banking system will need to determine who sets the rules, who assumes compliance
⛔️ United Kingdom🇬🇧: will unlicensed online betting operators be banned from sponsoring sports clubs and events❓ Paid Members Public
⛔️ United Kingdom🇬🇧: will unlicensed online betting operators be banned from sponsoring sports clubs and events❓ For the spring of this year, the government announced public consultations on this matter. ➡️ The matter first came to prominence in February 2025, when the crypto casino Stake lost its licence to operate in the
🧨 Stripe 🇺🇸 accelerates its global push: proprietary blockchain and potential acquisition of PayPal Paid Members Public
🧨 Stripe 🇺🇸 accelerates its global push: proprietary blockchain and potential acquisition of PayPal The company believes that the timing is favorable to advance strategically, as the use of stablecoins in the B2B segment is growing rapidly, while traditional banking systems face operational constraints. 🔠 Regarding the potential acquisition of PayPal, Stripe is
💣 Uncertain developments: former “payment provider of the year” GlobiancePay faces collapse allegations⁉️ Paid Members Public
💣 Uncertain developments: former “payment provider of the year” GlobiancePay faces collapse allegations⁉️ Available information increasingly points in that direction. Attempts to obtain comment from a representative of GlobiancePay have so far gone unanswered. Similarly, affected counterparties — most notably Affiliate Dragons(Kadkon Limited) — state that they have not received clear or
🎉United States 🇺🇸: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency grants Crypto.com conditional approval for a national trust bank charter Paid Members Public
🎉United States 🇺🇸: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency grants Crypto.com conditional approval for a national trust bank charter The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has granted Crypto.com conditional approval to obtain a national trust