Crypto.com received OCC conditional approval for a national trust bank charter, joining Circle, Ripple, BitGo and Paxos in pursuing federal banking status.
Changpeng Zhao made his first US appearance since prison at Trump's WLFI forum, touting Binance.US expansion and calling a banking charter "totally possible."
Bitcoin trades in a tight range as macro policy uncertainty caps upside, even as corporate accumulation, ETF flows and stablecoin growth deepen institutional integration into crypto markets.
Stablecoin reserve growth could create nearly $1 trillion in excess demand for U.S. Treasury bills, giving Washington room to reduce long-dated bond issuance and reshaping the global rates market, according to Standard Chartered.