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National banks are looking for more clarity around crypto, they told a federal regulator last week. (Steven Bornholtz/Wikimedia Commons, modified with PhotoMosh)

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Following OCC Letter, Some US Banks Appear Open to Providing Crypto Services

Nationally regulated banks want the OCC to clarify just how and when they can provide cryptocurrency services, hinting traditional financial institutions are paying close atte...

National banks are looking for more clarity around crypto, they told a federal regulator last week. (Steven Bornholtz/Wikimedia Commons, modified with PhotoMosh)

By Nikhilesh De

Aug 11, 2020 at 12:04 p.m. UTC

Aug 11, 2020

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US Bank Regulator OCC Asks for Public Input on Cryptocurrency Use in Financial Sector

A federal banking regulator is seeking public input on how cryptocurrencies interact with the national banking system and financial institutions.

By Nikhilesh De

Jun 4, 2020 at 8:56 p.m. UTC

Jun 4, 2020

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A Glimpse of Banking’s Future, Live on the Ethereum Blockchain

Last week, Frenching bank Societe Generale revealed that it has issued a security token-like bond on ethereum. But rather than using a private iteration, SocGen used the publi...

By Michael J. Casey

Apr 29, 2019 at 4:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 29, 2019

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