BitGo gets OCC nod to become national crypto trust bank

Key Takeaways BitGo received conditional approval from the OCC to convert into a national trust bank. The charter will allow it to offer regulated crypto services without state-by-state licensing. Share this article Crypto custodian BitGo said Friday it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to become […]

India’s Spinny lines up $160M funding to acquire GoMechanic, sources say

Spinny, an Indian online marketplace for used cars, is raising around $160 million as it moves to acquire car services startup GoMechanic, TechCrunch has learned. The Series G round, which includes a mix of primary and secondary transactions, would value the 10-year-old startup at about $1.8 billion post-money, three people familiar with the matter said, […]

Ripple, Circle receive conditional national bank charter

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval for national trust bank charters to five digital asset firms on Friday, including Ripple, Circle, and Fidelity Digital Assets, according to an official release. Summary The OCC granted conditional national trust bank charters to five major digital-asset firms—including Ripple, Circle, Paxos, BitGo, and […]

Render Network Targets Cloud Bottlenecks With Distributed GPU Platform

The Render Network Foundation has launched Dispersed, a distributed GPU computing platform aimed at easing growing constraints in centralized cloud infrastructure as global artificial intelligence (AI) workloads expand. Render Network Expands With Dispersed AI Compute Platform The platform, approved through governance proposals RNP-019 and RNP-021, aggregates thousands of geographically distributed graphics processing units into a […]

Ripple gets OCC approval to become national trust bank, joining BitGo and others

Key Takeaways The OCC granted conditional approvals for five national trust bank charters, including Ripple and BitGo. Approved firms may offer federally regulated crypto custody and trust services pending final requirements. Share this article The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved five applications for national trust bank charters, including Ripple […]

DeepSeek AI projects price scenarios: XRP, Solana, Dogecoin

Chinese artificial intelligence platform DeepSeek has released price projections for three major cryptocurrencies through the end of 2025, forecasting heightened volatility for Ripple’s XRP token, Solana, and Dogecoin. Summary DeepSeek has released end-2025 price projections. For XRP, the model outlines a bearish collapse scenario versus a bullish case tied to a final SEC lawsuit resolution […]

AI Toys for Kids Talk About Sex, Drugs, and Chinese Propaganda

Two people allegedly linked to China’s infamous Salt Typhoon espionage hacking group seem to have previously received training through Cisco’s prominent, long-running networking academy. Meanwhile, warnings are increasingly emerging from United States lawmakers in Congress that safeguards on expanded US wiretap powers have been failing, allowing US intelligence agencies to access more of Americans’ data […]

SEC Sets Bullish Tone on On-Chain Markets as Blockchain Settlement Becomes Strategic Priority

The SEC is signaling a decisive push to move U.S. financial markets onto blockchain infrastructure, framing on-chain settlement as a priority upgrade that could reshape post-trade systems and regulatory strategy under Chair Paul Atkins. Paul Atkins Says US Markets Are ‘Poised to Move On-Chain’ as SEC Reorients Post-Trade Strategy U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) […]