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The firms have obtained conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert into national trust banks.

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House Financial Services has urged the SEC to let Bitcoin and other digital assets into 401(k) plans, tying the push to Trump's Aug. 7 executive order and H.R.5748. Critics including the American Federation of Teachers, have warned about volatility, fraud risk, and ERISA duties. BTC has edged up 2%.

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Coinbase , Stripe-owned Bridge and Crypto.com have also applied to become federally chartered banks in the U.S.

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on X that the company has received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter Ripple National Trust Bank.

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ETH is down by almost 4.5% in the past hour alone.

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The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved five national trust bank charter applications, and Ripple National Trust Bank is among them. These banks can move forward if they meet specific regulatory requirements.

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Memecoins are dead, long live memecoins? While the entire market is burying them, some see

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After nearly five years of dormancy, a cluster of Silk Road–linked wallets just moved 33.7 Bitcoin—roughly $3 million—in a sudden on-chain resurgence that immediately brought the BTC price back into focus. While the volume is modest, the combination of its origin, timing, and institutional destination gives it an outsized narrative impact.

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The conditional approvals clear a path for major crypto companies to operate as national trust banks under the supervision of the US OCC.

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Bitcoin holds near $92K as exchange supply drops, leverage declines, and the price compresses - setting up potential for a breakout.

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Bitcoin continued to trade in a narrow range on Monday, with price action showing little change over the past three weeks as markets head into the year-end period of low liquidity and reduced volatility.

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The crypto market has picked up over the past 24 hours, and traders are now looking for altcoins to watch as weekend flows usually bring sharper moves. Some projects are showing fresh demand after new updates, others are building momentum on the charts, and a few are nearing levels that could decide their next trend.

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Solana (SOL) price is showing early signs of a bullish shift as price continues to hold above a major high-time-frame (HTF) support zone at $131.

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TL;DR Florida obtained a court order to seize a wallet holding about $1.5 million after tracing a local complaint tied to an alleged investment scam. Prosecutors linked the funds to Tu Weizhi, a Chinese national accused of money laundering and fraud who remains outside the country.

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Chipmaker Broadcom's 10% slide weighs on the market as Chicago Fed's Goolsbee signals more cuts than the median for 2026.

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The rates of most of the coins are rising again, according to CoinStats.

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Bitcoin has experienced a nearly 2% increase over the past day, maintaining its position above $92,200. This uptick suggests a potential upward trend, although daily charts show a slower progression compared to the more dynamic four-hour charts, which offer earlier insights into market shifts.

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As of December 12, 2025, Ethereum has recorded a modest increase of just over 1% in the past day. While it lags behind the broader cryptocurrency market, this upward movement has reduced its monthly loss to approximately 5.7%.

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XRP's price seems to be heading for the $2 mark once again, following the pullback across the broader cryptocurrency market. Even with the prices becoming increasingly bearish, this movement has not entirely affected the overall sentiment toward the altcoin, as evidenced by another day of bullish inflows into the Spot XRP Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs).

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Cardano has just completed a death cross, a pattern that appears when the short-term moving average falls below the long-term MA on its short-term charts.

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Bitcoin faced troublesome resistance levels to end the Wall Street trading week as new bullish BTC price forecasts reappeared.

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Ethereum saw 60,000 ETH move to exchanges as whale realized price neared spot levels and treasury stocks rebounded.

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The market has quickly returned to the green zone after a slight correction, according to CoinMarketCap.

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VivoPower's strategic shift towards digital assets could enhance its market position and financial growth, leveraging Ripple's potential success. VivoPower establishes joint venture to acquire $300M in Ripple Labs shares, stock jumps 12%.

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Analyst said that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has “officially approved” blockchain tokenization of stocks and bonds, a development he framed as a constructive signal for tokenized securities and the XRP Ledger. BREAKING: 🇺🇸 SEC has just officially approved tokenizing stocks and bonds on the blockchain.