Approval

Agora has received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank in …

Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion said the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) had granted it preliminary conditional approval for a …

Kalshi plans to seek U.S. regulatory approval as early as next week for a perpetual futures contract linked to West Texas Intermediate …

President Donald Trump said Aug. 19 that CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring Hyperliquid to the US in a fully …

Laser Digital, the digital-asset unit of Japan’s largest investment bank Nomura, has become the first new entrant into the country’s crypto industry …

Laser Digital Japan will offer liquidity to domestic crypto providers, with institutional trading services planned to follow as the appetite for crypto …

CME argues that because bitcoin is a commodity, options tied to its value fall under CFTC jurisdiction, not the SEC’s authority. www.coindesk.com

Permission to trade perpetual futures on a fully licensed venue changes the calculus for institutional desks that have been sidelined by compliance …

Japanese investment bank Mizuho reiterated its neutral rating on Circle, saying OCC approval for a national trust bank doesn’t address slowing USDC …

A leading stablecoin issuer has secured federal approval to launch a dedicated trust bank for digital asset custody services. Circle Internet Group …