The crypto industry keeps knocking down the barriers into the core U.S. financial system, and digital assets exchange Kraken’s approval for a limited Federal Reserve account marked another such milestone that analysts think could be the first of a trend. The crypto arrival inside the Fed payment system — provisional and limited though it is
Revolut is seeking a US national bank charter as part of its strategy to expand its presence in North America, the company announced Thursday. Today, we officially filed our application for a U.S. banking license. This is a major milestone in our mission to build the world’s first truly global bank. — Revolut (@Revolut) March
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed a rule that would allow crypto exchanges to deliver tax forms exclusively through electronic channels, removing the long-standing requirement to provide paper statements to customers. Under the proposal, custodial crypto brokers could issue Form 1099-DA digitally and require users to accept electronic delivery as a condition for maintaining an
Adam Glapiński, the governor of the National Bank of Poland, has reportedly proposed channeling central bank profits toward a 185 billion zloty (roughly $47B) defense fund — a sovereign alternative to borrowing from the European Union. The plan, which surfaced on March 4, would provide interest-free funding for Poland’s military buildup without adding a single
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is prepared for a possible US ground operation and that such an undertaking would be a “major disaster” for the US. Speaking in an interview, Araghchi added that Iran is not open to any negotiations with the US and has not requested a ceasefire. Speaking via video link
Sanctions evasion dominated crypto-related illicit finance last year, with state actors including Russia, Iran and North Korea driving a surge in activity, Chainalysis said in a Thursday report. Sanctioned entities received at least $104 billion in cryptocurrency, an almost eightfold increase on 2024, pushing total illicit onchain volume to a record $154 billion. The findings
On RWA.xyz’s dashboard, the represented asset value now sits around the $390B range, close enough to the $400B headline to change how the market reads the category. In two exclusive BeInCrypto interviews, we spoke with Gate Group’s Chief Business Officer and ChangeNOW’s CSO, Pauline Shangett, to understand where RWAs are heading. Lee describes a move
In today’s newsletter, Nick Ducoff, head of institutional growth at the Solana Foundation, draws a parallel between tokenization’s ability to democratize investment access and how the Internet facilitated access to banking over fifteen years ago. Then, in Ask an Expert, the CoinDesk Research Team answers questions about stablecoin and tokenization trends from their February 2026