Federal Reserve proposes narrow payment rail access for crypto-linked banks

The U.S. Federal Reserve has proposed a new category of restricted payment accounts that could give eligible fintech and crypto-linked banks access to parts of the central bank’s payment infrastructure without granting the full privileges available to traditional banks. According…

US Banks Are Calling Senators Directly to Kill the CLARITY Act’s Stablecoin Yield Rule

US banking groups have escalated their campaign against the CLARITY Act by calling Senate offices directly, with the North Carolina Bankers Association confirmed on April 18 to be urging member banks to phone Senator Thom Tillis’s office personally to demand…

Musk’s ‘Terafab’ gambit with Intel sharpens focus on looming SpaceX–X public listing: could crypto be next?

Musk’s Terafab push with Intel to build 1 TW/year of AI compute, combined with a looming multi‑trillion SpaceX–X–xAI IPO and the X Money rollout, could concentrate AI and chip capital around his stack while turning Bitcoin, Dogecoin and other assets…

ETH liquidation heatmap flags near‑$2,000 ‘trapdoor’ for leveraged longs

Coinglass’ ETH liquidation heatmap shows nearly $1.8b in long and short leverage clustered between $1,952 and $2,154, turning a 5–7% move into a potential forced‑flow event. According to derivatives analytics platform Coinglass, Ethereum’s (ETH) futures market is now pinned between…

Stablecoin platform Bridge wins conditional approval for national trust bank charter

Stablecoin platform Bridge has received a conditional banking charter from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. “Once fully approved, the charter will enable Bridge to operate stablecoin products and services under direct federal oversight,” Bridge said…

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