The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has approved Bitcoin and cryptocurrency companies to operate as national trust banks. This allows these firms to provide custody, settlement, and fiduciary services but not retail banking or lending. The move marks a significant regulatory step toward integrating crypto firms into the federal banking system, with companies like Circle and Ripple involved. This development could encourage greater institutional adoption of cryptocurrencies and influence future regulatory policies by the Federal Reserve and Congress.
Seven popular cryptocurrencies, led by Pearl (PEARL), saw declines over the past 24 hours. PEARL dropped 7.19% to $2.22, while Pons (PONS) experienced the steepest fall of 9.25% to $0.253. Bitcoin (BTC), the largest by market cap, also fell 2.49% to ...
XRP traded around $1.30-$1.33 ahead of Ripple Swell 2026, an event running October 27-29 in New York featuring speakers from BlackRock and the IMF. The $1.40 price level remains a key resistance point that XRP must surpass and sustain to confirm a br...
Open interest in Bitcoin (BTC) and four other major cryptocurrencies fell notably within 24 hours, with XRP experiencing the sharpest drop of 7.02% to $415.4 million. BTC open interest declined 6.35% to $7.79 billion, while Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL),...
XRP-based ETFs have bounced back after a week of outflows, pulling in $4.24 million this week following a 13-week inflow record halt. Meanwhile, new wallet registrations on the XRP Ledger hit a high of 4,772 in one day, signaling sustained long-term ...
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization declined by 6.37% to $2.74 trillion as of October 22, with Bitcoin falling 4.04% to $81,255. Other major tokens like Ether, Solana, Dogecoin, XRP, and BNB also saw notable losses, with Dogecoin and XRP d...
