Crypto-linked stocks crashed on Dec. 15 as concerns over U.S. debt and rising funding costs unsettled markets, extending a risk-off mood already seen in technology and AI market. Investors have grown cautious about assets tied to growth, leverage and long-term funding, with crypto stocks among the first to feel the pressure. U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday. On Dec. 16, stock futures slipped as traders turned cautious ahead of November’s U.S. jobs report, which is expected to show slower hiring and c ...

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / December 16, 2025 / There are moments when a company moves from being a name on a ticker to becoming a topic that keeps showing up in investor conversations. SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has entered that moment. What began as a quiet interest in its verification technology has turned into something broader, with traders, analysts, and crypto readers all starting to recognize the same thing. The Plastic Cycle Token is not a side project. It is the organizing layer for a new category o ...

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LONDON, Dec 16 (Reuters) - British regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) launched a wide-ranging consultation on a range of proposed ​rules for the crypto industry on Tuesday, a day ‌after the government said the industry would be regulated from October 2027. The FCA ‌set out its proposals alongside research that shows that the proportion of UK adults holding crypto has fallen by a third, from 12% to 8% in the past year. Watchdogs globally are playing catch-up ⁠on rules for the ‌crypto industr ...

The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) 2025 annual report, released last week, has taken a significantly softer approach to crypto assets than previous editions following years of warning that digital assets posed systemic risks to financial stability. The 2025 report adopts a more measured tone, reflecting regulatory changes that have brought parts of the industry under federal supervision and a shift in political attitudes to crypto brought about by President Trump’s embrace of the industry. ...

监管动态与行业准入 - 美国货币监理署有条件批准五家加密货币公司成为国家信托银行 这是联邦监管机构准备将部分加密行业纳入传统金融框架的最明确信号之一 [1][2] - 获批公司包括Ripple、Circle、BitGo、Fidelity Digital Assets和Paxos 其中Ripple和Circle为新建 其余三家是将现有州信托牌照转换为国家牌照 [1][3][8] - 此次批准建立在2021年先例之上 当时Anchorage Digital成为首家获得国家信托牌照的加密公司 [5] 牌照性质与业务范围 - 国家信托银行不同于传统零售银行 不能吸收存款或发放贷款 但可在联邦监管下托管资产、处理支付并提供信托服务 [3][4] - 所有五家公司仍需满足资本、治理、合规和风险管理等条件后才能全面运营 [4] - 一旦完全满足监管要求 它们将加入OCC监管下约60家国家信托银行的行列 [3] 公司影响与战略意义 - 此举是寻求与银行系统深度融合的加密公司的一个重要监管里程碑 [7] - Ripple首席执行官认为这是“巨大的进步” 尤其有利于其美元稳定币RLUSD 该稳定币现在同时受OCC联邦监管和纽约州金融服务部州监管 [9] - 虽然批准不直接影响XRP 但Ripple的纳入可能逐步加强其机构影响力 [7] 行业反应与不同立场 - 加密货币公司普遍欢迎OCC此举 视其为期待已久的迈向监管清晰度的步骤 [6] - 传统银行团体则不那么热情 银行政策研究所警告称 该决定引发了关于监管一致性和监督方面未解决的问题 [9]

Ripple received conditional approval from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to operate as a national trust bank. This marks a significant milestone for the crypto firm seeking deeper integration with the U.S. banking system. Related: Ripple beat the SEC — but did XRP really win? Ripple and others receive regulatory nod In an announcement released on Dec. 12, the OCC said it had conditionally approved five national trust bank charter applications following a rigorous revi ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced conditional approval for five national trust bank charter applications from five major crypto companies on Dec. 12. Benefiting from this announcement are Ripple, Fidelity Digital Assets, BitGo, Paxos, and Circle. According to a press release, the OCC conditionally approved applications for de novo (brand new) national trust bank charters for First National Digital Currency Bank and Ripple National Trust Bank. The agency also granted conditional ...

By Hannah Lang Dec 12 (Reuters) - Crypto giants including Ripple and Circle on Friday received preliminary approval from a top ​banking regulator to establish national trust banks, in a ‌major move that could further integrate digital assets into the banking system. The Office ‌of the Comptroller of the Currency conditionally approved two new national trust bank charters from Circle and Ripple, and conditionally approved applications from BitGo, Paxos and Fidelity to convert state trust bank charters to ...

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