The White House is scheduled to host senior executives from the banking and cryptocurrency sectors to discuss a compromise on stalled U.S. digital asset legislation, according to Reuters.
Laser Digital Americas Group Holdings Inc., the digital asset subsidiary of Japanese financial group Nomura Holdings, said it has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to form a federally regulated national trust bank focused on digital asset custody and trading services, according to a company press release distributed via GlobeNewswire.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has launched a new regulatory initiative aimed at modernising its oversight framework to better accommodate emerging financial technologies, including digital assets and novel market structures.
The New York Stock Exchange has announced plans to develop a blockchain-based platform for trading and settling tokenized securities, according to a statement released by its parent company, Intercontinental Exchange.
Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered U.S. digital-asset bank, is seeking to raise between $200 million and $400 million in new funding as it prepares for a potential initial public offering next year, according to Bloomberg.
A crypto venture backed by members of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s family has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter, seeking to operate under federal banking oversight, according to Reuters.
Morgan Stanley has filed applications with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to launch exchange-traded funds linked to Bitcoin and Solana, according to Reuters.
U.S. lawmakers are preparing to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, commonly referred to as the CLARITY Act, with a Senate committee markup scheduled for mid-January, moving the long-running crypto market structure debate into its next legislative phase.
The U.S. Treasury Department has signaled that stablecoins will remain a priority area in its ongoing monitoring of financial risks, pointing to concerns around reserve transparency, market integrity, and the growing integration of digital assets with traditional finance.
