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Stablecoins may not drain banks of dollars but they can still make lending more expensive

Here's a hypothetical scenario: you want to use $100 out of your bank account to buy newly issued stablecoins…

Russia’s Finance Ministry pays wages in digital rubles for first time

Work on the introduction of the digital ruble to the budget process is being carried out by the Bank of Russi…

West Virginia Woman Faces 10 Felony Counts After Allegedly Spending $52,928 From Stolen Debit Card

A West Virginia woman has been charged with multiple felony fraud counts after she allegedly spent more than …

Goldman Sachs Predicts Upside in 5 Stocks

Goldman Sachs holds buy ratings on 5 stocks heading into the upcoming earnings season. Four have lost ground …

Bitcoin holds near $85,000 as SEC clears first 3x leveraged crypto ETPs

Community Bankers Sue OCC Over Crypto Firms' National Trust Charters

The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) has sued the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (O…

Bankers sue to overturn OCC trust-bank rule used by crypto firms

The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC in federal court in Washington on Oct. 2, two weeks…

US Banking Group Sues OCC After Wave of Crypto Trust Bank Approvals

The push to bring crypto companies deeper into the US federal banking system is facing new backlash.

Hedge funds built a $1.2 trillion Treasury trade on money they have to keep borrowing

Companies can own a mountain of US government debt without betting that bond prices will rise. Hedge funds bu…

ESMA proposes ending EU custody and transfer services for non-compliant stablecoins

Non-compliant tokens could lose licensed custody and transfer access if the proposal becomes law, with exit r…

Man Behind the XRP Lawsuit Could Get a White House AI Role Soon

President Trump is weighing Jay Clayton, the former SEC chairman who sued Ripple, for the role of White House…

Citi Turns More Bullish on Bitcoin and Strategy: Here Are the New Targets

The banking behemoth has increased both targets after the latest price developments.

Six US banks have failed in 2026 but the numbers look nothing like 2023

Six US banks have failed in 2026 so far, which is one more than in 2023 and enough to make another banking-cr…