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Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

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The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 19:53:52
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters

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CCI CEO Ji Hun Kim said that the organization “remains confident“ in the OCC’s approval of charters for crypto companies, despite a recent lawsuit and pushback from some lawmakers.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 19:15:22
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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S&P Global brings risk assessments to growing crypto lending vault sector

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S&P Global’s new framework evaluates digital asset lending vaults across six risk categories as deposits in the sector climb to about $10 billion.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 17:58:58
Creator: Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
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CFTC joins SEC in proposing crypto framework after failed CLARITY vote

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CFTC Chair Michael Selig claimed that the agency was using its “existing statutory authorities“ to address crypto regulation after Congress failed to advance a market structure bill.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 17:40:23
Creator: Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
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Treasury yields at 5% threaten extending Bitcoin’s best quarter since 2017

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Weak US jobs data has narrowed expectations for another Fed hike in October, offering Bitcoin some relief as investors continue to embrace the debasement trade.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 16:53:08
Creator: Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi
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Bitcoin price fails to break higher after best weekly close in eight months

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Bitcoin’s highest weekly close in eight months formed low-timeframe resistance at the start of Monday’s US trading session.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 15:09:57
Creator: Cointelegraph by William Suberg
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Metaplanet reveals net income strategy to fuel Bitcoin accumulation

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Metaplanet revealed a revised capital allocation framework proposing to allocate as much as 15% of total assets to strategic investments to fund its Bitcoin accumulation.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 13:47:17
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Strategy opts for bigger spending on STRC buybacks over BTC purchases

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Strategy bought 334 Bitcoin for $28.7 million last week while spending $176.3 million to repurchase about 1.77 million shares of STRC.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 13:22:16
Creator: Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
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China P2P stablecoin wallets grew 43x despite crypto restrictions: Chainalysis

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Unique wallets sending P2P stablecoin transactions in China grew 43-fold between Q1 2024 and Q2 2026 as crypto activity increasingly shifted toward direct wallet-to-wallet transfers.

Published Date: 2026-10-05 13:00:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra
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Too big to pause: Could an AI slowdown crash the economy?

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Calls to slow down development of the most powerful AI models are colliding with an $800 billion investment boom. Could an AI slowdown tank the US economy?

Published Date: 2026-10-05 12:30:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski
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