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In a significant development for cryptocurrency regulation and traditional finance convergence, World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance project with connections to the Trump family, has formally established a new crypto custody subsidiary called World Liberty Trust. This strategic move, reported by Bloomberg in early 2025, follows WLFI’s previous application for a U.S. banking license and represents a pivotal moment for institutional cryptocurrency adoption. The establishment signals growing mainstream acceptance of digital assets within regulated financial frameworks. WLFI Crypto Custody Expansion Through World Liberty Trust World Liberty Financial’s creation of World Liberty Trust represents a calculated expansion into regulated financial…

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced it has granted conditional approval for several large institutions operating in the digital asset sector to become national trust banks. According to the OCC’s statement, a total of five applications, including those from Fidelity Digital Assets, Paxos, and Ripple, were accepted provided they met the specified conditions. The official statement from the OCC indicated that these applications are subject to the same rigorous review and evaluation standards as all other bank licenses. Each application is examined considering its specific circumstances within the framework of legal and regulatory criteria. The…

An anonymous miner mining alone on the Bitcoin network has struck it rich in today’s mining ecosystem, which is dominated by large corporations. The miner in question successfully processed a block on the Bitcoin blockchain, earning a reward of over $300,000. The processed block was block number 932,373 on the Bitcoin chain, according to Mempool records which track blockchain data. Including transaction fees, the miner’s earnings amounted to 3,157 BTC. Considering that Bitcoin is trading at $96,199, the total value of the reward has reached approximately $304,814. The term “solo miner” describes individual or independent operations that operate without being…

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. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved five applications for national trust bank charters, including Ripple National Trust Bank and BitGo Bank & Trust. The approvals allow these firms to join the U.S. federal banking system, pending fulfillment of regulatory conditions. Other firms receiving approval include Fidelity Digital Assets, Paxos Trust Company, and First National Digital Currency Bank. BitGo, Fidelity, and Paxos will convert…

Lemon, one of Argentina’s largest crypto exchanges, has launched what it describes as the country’s first Bitcoin-backed Visa credit card, offering users Argentine peso financing without forcing them to liquidate their BTC savings. According to La Nación, a leading Argentine daily newspaper, customers must lock up 0.01 Bitcoin (BTC) as collateral (around $960 at current prices) to obtain an initial credit limit of 1 million pesos, with the BTC held as an immobilized guarantee rather than being sold or converted to fiat. Lemon plans to expand the product so that users can adjust collateral and credit limits over time and…

Today, Tom Lee’s BitMine Immersion Technologies increased its Ethereum holdings by staking an additional 86,400 $ETH, or $266.3 million in a single action. The staking strengthens Bitmine’s standing as a significant participant in the cryptocurrency staking industry, bringing the amount staked to 1,080,512 ETH, or approximately $3.33 billion. According to Arkham data, the Ether treasury company made several small deposits to Ethereum’s BatchDeposit contract on Sunday. On-chain data indicate that at the current price of $ 3,091.40 ETH, BitMine now holds approximately 2.738 million ETH, worth approximately $8.46 billion. BitMine expands Ethereum staking amid growth Tom Lee(@fundstrat)’s #Bitmine staked another…

The company behind the world’s largest stablecoin has submitted a binding all-cash proposal to Exor, Juventus’ current owner, to buy its entire stake in the Italian club. Tether plans to make a public offer after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals for the remaining shares at the same price, fully funded with its own capital. The statement from the company reads that Juventus has stood for “discipline, ambition, and the quiet strength of those who rebuild and move forward, season after season” for decades. It described the Italian football club as an icon that reshaped the local sporting identity and “earned…

Binance announced it will integrate the Frax (FRAX) token into many products on its platform, expanding trading and investment options for users. According to the announcement, FRAX will be available on Binance Simple Earn, “Buy Crypto”, Binance Convert, Binance Margin, and Binance Futures products from the specified dates and times. On the Earn side, FRAX Flexible Products will be listed on the Binance Simple Earn platform as of January 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM, and users will be able to subscribe to this product. This will give FRAX holders the opportunity to grow their assets with a flexible earning model.…

Ethereum is steadily moving toward a future where zero-knowledge cryptography becomes a core part of the network itself, reflecting years of research that are now converging with real-world progress,said Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang. In a recent interview with CoinDesk, the director, who was one of the key developers in designing the Merge, described zero-knowledge as part of Ethereum’s midterm roadmap, pointing to “many amazing breakthroughs” in the past one to two years. More immediate upgrades remain focused on improving execution and blob space for layer-2 networks, but Wang, who will be speaking at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference…

Figure Technology, a blockchain-based financial services company focused on tokenized assets and lending, has filed for a second public offering aimed at issuing native equity directly on a public blockchain. The move, which follows the company’s recent Nasdaq listing, is designed to expand decentralized finance (DeFi) use cases on Solana. Speaking at the Solana Breakpoint conference, Figure executive chairman Mike Cagney said the company has submitted a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch what he described as “a new version of Figure equity on a public blockchain,” specifically Solana. Cagney said the blockchain-native equity would…