The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted World Liberty Trust Company a preliminary conditional bank charter, allowing it to operate as a national trust bank. This approval enables World Liberty to issue the USD1 stablecoin, taking over from BitGo Bank & Trust. The decision follows scrutiny due to the company's ties to former President Donald Trump and concerns from lawmakers. Final approval depends on meeting further regulatory requirements, and the bank will not be federally insured or have Federal Reserve master account access.
Bitcoin has stabilized around $77,000 as the crypto market anticipates the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision this Wednesday, with a 90% chance of a 0.25% hike. After peaking at $81,200 in late August, Bitcoin retreated and consolidated in the ...
The Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB) currently holds about 2,380 U.S. stocks but has a high concentration risk, with 33.7% of its assets in the top 10 holdings and 36% in the technology sector. This concentration is increasingly hard to justify as...
Paxos' USDG stablecoin reached a remarkable $21.8 billion in trading volume on Uniswap during September, accounting for 98% of its decentralized exchange activity. This surge was driven by Uniswap's launch of the StablePair Hook, a dynamic fee system...
The Federal Reserve's first interest rate increase since 2023 is estimated to boost Interactive Brokers' annual revenue by about $81 million. This rate hike reflects the Fed's monetary policy shift and directly benefits brokerage firms like Interacti...
Russia's Moscow Exchange (MOEX) will launch perpetual futures contracts for XRP alongside Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON on September 22. These contracts, quoted in USD but settled in Russian rubles, allow qualified investors to gain price expos...
