The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval to Nubank to establish a bank to be named Nubank, N.A. The application, filed on September 30 of last year, provides a precedent for banking participants and crypto platforms.
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Bitcoin continues to fall to levels far from its all-time high, creating a significant divide among traders. Some believe it will drop to $69,000 in the short term, while others believe it is simply preparing for a rebound to $100,000.
Bitcoin has experienced a significant pullback due to a 300 billion dollar contraction in US dollar liquidity over the past several weeks. Amin Ayan reports that Arthur Hayes, former BitMEX CEO, attributes this movement to a sharp increase in the Treasury General Account balance, effectively draining essential capital from the global financial system.
With significant token accumulation by Dogecoin and Shiba Inu whales, market analysts anticipated a price rebound for both. However, with high demand and a systematic burning of SHIB to reduce circulation, this speculative interest is expected to translate into sustained rallies.
Key figures in Ethereum, including its founder Vitalik Butelin, relaunched The DAO with an estimated security fund of $220 to $250 million. The initiative redirects a large portion of ETH that has been dormant since The DAO hack in 2016 and channels it into a long-term security endowment and grant program.
Bitcoin fell below $86,000 as users and treasuries shifted their capital to less volatile assets. The price drop reflected a volatile market characterized by persistent monetary caution, a stronger dollar, and renewed demand for traditional insurance.
OSL Group announced a proposed $200 million capital raising through a stock placement and repurchase agreement to accelerate its global expansion in stablecoin trading and payments. The company stated that the proceeds would fund strategic acquisitions, expand its payments and stablecoin operations, and upgrade its product and technology infrastructure.
Solana-focused ETFs saw their largest inflows as the crypto market remained volatile. The flows coincided with a surge in altcoin deposits on major exchanges, signaling a reallocation toward higher-beta tokens.
Hang Seng Investment Management officially launched its new physically-backed gold ETF in Hong Kong this Thursday, integrating a real-world asset tokenization strategy. The fund, which tracks the LBMA morning gold price benchmark, began trading on the local exchange, allowing investors to access the precious metal through modern digital infrastructure rails.
The digital asset banking group Sygnum announced this Wednesday that its specialized fund has captured more than seven hundred fifty units of the leading cryptocurrency. Through an institutional Bitcoin yield strategy, the financial vehicle achieved an annualized return of 8.9% during the fourth quarter of last year. This milestone underscores the growing appetite of professional investors for structured products that generate consistent benefits over time.
