News Topic: Cryptocurrencies

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Visa Inc. said its payments network will use a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar to settle transactions, as blockchain technology gains more acceptance in the established financial system. ]] ... Read full article

Democratic leaders are encouraging the Federal Reserve to develop its own digital currency to expand financial services access. Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank plans to take a methodical approach. ]] ... Read full article

Banks, credit card companies and digital payments processors are nervously watching the push to create an electronic alternative to the paper bills Americans carry in their wallets, or what some call a digital dollar and others call a Fedcoin. ]] ... Read full article

The former acting comptroller of the currency will help the technology company move its secure data exchange technology into the financial market. ... Read full article

Binance Holdings, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has named prominent former U.S. politician Max Baucus as a policy and government-relations adviser. ... Read full article

PayPal Holdings Inc. said it will acquire the cryptocurrency firm Curv as it seeks to beef up its talent pool for handling digital currencies. ... Read full article

Some bank regulators are allowing companies that offer digital currencies to apply for a charter, potentially giving them a path to the Federal Reserve system without proper oversight. ... Read full article

Citing strong client demand, the nation's largest custody bank is building infrastructure and a team that can help clients store and manage bitcoin and many other types of virtual currency and tokenized assets. ... Read full article

The global card brand is positioning itself to play a key role in the development of central bank digital currencies. ... Read full article

The trust bank and the credit card company said they'll make it easier for customers to use cryptocurrencies. The announcements contributed to another jump in the price of the largest digital asset. ... Read full article

Protego Trust Bank in Seattle will focus on providing custody services for investors that hold digital assets. The OCC decision comes weeks after the agency granted permission to a South Dakota trust company to offer crypto-related services. ... Read full article

Its success was driven by its support for buying and selling cryptocurrencies, and its entry into the buy now/pay later market. ... Read full article

Vast Bank in Oklahoma is one of the first to allow customers to purchase digital currencies, a market that has proved lucrative for fintechs. ... Read full article

Gemini Trust now offers a credit card and an uninsured savings account for bitcoin holders that pays 7.4% interest. It is the latest example of a cryptocurrency company marketing banklike products. ... Read full article