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US regulator pushes back on banks fighting Crypto’s pursuit of trust charters

The traditional banking sector has tried to slow the rise of institutions seeking charters as trust banks that will serve customers with digital assets, and Jonathan Gould, the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said such hesitation would “risk reversing innovations.” “The OCC hears almost daily from existing national banks about […]

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Weakness versus equities speaks to weak demand

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Bitcoin BTC$91,580.81 attempted a late weekend rally, but even those small gains were mostly reversed in early US action on Monday, with the price quietly falling near the $90,000 area for the rest of the day. Trading around $90,500 as US stocks closed, bitcoin was lower by about 1% over the past 24 hours. Altcoin

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Most Influential: Sen. Bill Hagerty

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The Tennessee Republican sponsored the first piece of stablecoin legislation to become US law.

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Argentina’s central bank nominates to Greenlight Crypto Services for domestic banks

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The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) is analyzing the lifting of the crypto ban on banks and allowing them to provide account holders with digital asset-related services, according to the Argentine newspaper, La Nacion. The new rules for banks could be ready as early as April 2026, La Nacion reported, citing sources close to the

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CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025

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Welcome to CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025. This year, Bitcoin broke an all-time high hitting $126,000 a few short months ago, Ethereum saw not one but two major network upgrades go into effect, Solana broke into Wall Street and through it all retail and institutional traders gained ever more access to crypto markets through packaged products

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Canada Struggles to Track Crypto Taxes Like $100M recovered in audits

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The Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA) revealed that 40% of taxpayers using crypto-active platforms are evading crypto taxes or are at high risk of non-compliance, the Canadian Press reported on December 7. The news outlet said it received an email statement from the CRA, which said it has 35 auditors in its cryptoasset program working on

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Digital assets must shift from disruption to integration by 2026, says CoinShares

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Crypto asset manager CoinShares said digital assets are shifting from an outside-the-system experiment to a core layer of financial infrastructure as large institutions build on public blockchains. In its 2026 Digital Asset Outlook published on Monday, the investment firm argued that the next phase will be defined by convergence, not disruption, calling it “hybrid finance”

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ICP Holds Above $3.40 As Early Breakout Stalls

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ICP$3.4512 rallied in the last 24 hours, adding 0.6% to $3.44 with trade centered on key technical levels. ICP is trading within a $0.20 intraday band — about 5.7% volatility — reflecting a market still consolidating after last week’s rebound from multiday lows, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis data model. Momentum peaked in early

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Capital increase of $2 billion. sends the stock down

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Shares of Coreweave (CRWV) fell 8% on Monday after the AI infrastructure company announced plans to borrow $2 billion from investors by issuing debt that can be converted into common stock. The convertible debt offering could increase to $2.3 billion if the $300 million underwriter greenshoe option is exercised in full. Although prices have not

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Most Influential: Sen. Bill Hagerty

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When US President Donald Trump signed the first major piece of legislation primarily addressing crypto issues into law in July 2025, it was just the latest step in a year-long campaign to get lawmakers to draft dedicated regulations for the crypto industry. The President’s signature on July 18, 2025 started a new process by federal

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