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🇺🇸 Major crypto companies will be able to operate as trust banks 🚀 The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced that it has granted conditional approval for the creation of national trust banks to Paxos, Fidelity, Ripple, BitGo, and Circle.

“The emergence of new players in the federal banking sector benefits consumers, the banking industry, and the economy,” said Jonathan Gould, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency.

✅ Trust banks do not issue loans or credit cards; instead, they primarily focus on managing investment portfolios, estates, pension fund administration, and similar fiduciary services.

📉 Markets lower expectations for Bitcoin The probability of Bitcoin reaching $100,000 by the end of the year is estimated at just 39% on Polymarket. Constraining factors cited include macroeconomic uncertainty and a slowdown in the growth of corporate reserves. 🎯 At the same time, a sustained move above $94,000 could open the way to $108,000, though a retest of the former support zone near $98,000 is expected first.

🏦 U.S. markets prepare to move on-chain SEC Chair Paul Atkins said US financial markets are “ready to move on-chain,” noting that the regulator supports the adoption of tokenization and blockchain-based settlement. The comments followed the SEC’s issuance of a “no action” letter to a DTCC subsidiary, allowing the launch of a tokenization pilot service. ✍️ DTCC plans to tokenize assets including the Russell 1000 index, ETFs tracking major indexes, and US Treasury bonds.

🪙 Binance adds key pairs with USD1 stablecoin Binance has launched ETH/USD1, SOL/USD1 and BNB/USD1 trading — a move that accelerates USD1’s entry into global circulation and could help establish it as a settlement asset for a major market. USD1 is a USD-pegged stablecoin from World Liberty Financial, which has been linked to the Trump family.

👛 Xiaomi will add the Sei crypto wallet to all new smartphones Starting next year, new Xiaomi models will ship with the Sei wallet built in along with a Web3 app. This will make access to crypto easier for millions of users beyond the core crypto community. 💰 The wallet will support stablecoin payments, P2P transfers, and integration with decentralized apps.

💸 Pakistan wants to make Bitcoin and blockchain the foundation of a new financial infrastructure Bilal Bin Saqib, chairman of Pakistan’s Virtual Asset Regulatory Authority (PVARA), said the country sees Bitcoin and blockchain as core technology for upgrading financial services and developing the digital economy.

🤑 YouTube enables PYUSD stablecoin payouts YouTube has added an option for creators to receive payouts not only in fiat, but also in PYUSD — PayPal’s USD-pegged stablecoin (1:1 to USD). For now, it’s limited to the U.S. and runs via PayPal’s payment infrastructure. 👍 This sets a precedent for other platforms with global audiences and creator payouts.

‼️ Terra founder Do Kwon sentenced to 15 years in prison 🇺🇸 The New York District Court has sentenced South Korean crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to 15 years in a U.S. federal prison. ➡️ The collapse of the Terra-Luna ecosystem in May 2022 wiped out around $40 billion in investor funds and became one of the largest failures in crypto history. Without a plea deal, Kwon faced up to 135 years in prison, but ultimately received a 15-year sentence. He must serve half of it in the United States and may continue serving the remainder in South Korea.

⁉️ Klarna experiments with a crypto wallet 📈 Swedish fintech giant Klarna, together with infrastructure developer Privy, is exploring the possibility of creating consumer crypto wallets that would make digital assets a natural extension of Klarna’s existing payment network. ✅ Klarna already manages shopping, budgeting, and savings tools for millions of users, and now aims to “turn cryptocurrency into something useful for everyday customers.” According to Privy CEO Henri Stern, they want to provide the core components for integrating cryptocurrencies and stablecoins without forcing users to navigate complex Web3 interfaces.

🪙 In 2025, 117 companies added BTC to their reserves, but the pace has sharply slowed According to CryptoQuant, the inflow of corporate holders peaked in July and then began to decline rapidly. Quarterly data shows a fading momentum: — Q1: 16 companies — Q2: 39 — Q3: 53 — Q4: only 9 so far. The trend of Bitcoin adoption in the corporate sector is noticeably weakening.

🧬 All new tokens on Solana will automatically be available to Coinbase users The exchange has expanded its integration: now any token created on the Solana network will become immediately tradable for 100 million Coinbase users.

🛡 Revolut and Trust Wallet launch partnership for instant crypto purchases Users in the EU can now buy digital assets directly in Trust Wallet — fast, with no fees, using Revolut Pay or bank cards.

📈 Bitwise: $1.3 million per Bitcoin by 2035 is a conservative forecast Bitwise’s investment director presented a model suggesting that BTC could rise to $1.3 million by 2035. The projection assumes that Bitcoin’s share of global gold market capitalization will increase from the current ~9% to 25%. According to the analyst, given gold’s current rate of appreciation, even the $1 million per BTC target looks underestimated.

🟠 A statue of Satoshi Nakamoto will appear at the entrance to the New York Stock Exchange Twenty One, a company founded by Jack Mallers, will install a new statue directly on the NYSE grounds. It will become one of the most symbolic landmarks of Bitcoin culture in the world’s financial capital.

🤑 Wealthy Asians are increasingly interested in cryptocurrencies More than half of high-net-worth investors in Asia plan to increase the share of cryptocurrencies in their portfolios, according to a survey by Sygnum. 💼 They view digital assets as “an important tool for long-term wealth preservation.” 87% of respondents already hold cryptocurrency, and the average allocation to these assets reaches 17%.

🤝 Valora wallet team joins Stripe Payments giant Stripe has acquired the team behind the Valora crypto wallet, which focuses on stablecoins. 🔗 The acquisition came just one day after the launch of the testnet for Stripe’s stablecoin project, Tempo. The Valora team will now work on the company’s blockchain initiatives.

🪙 CryptoQuant expects bitcoin to rise to $112,000 Bitcoin could climb to $112,000 in the coming weeks, according to CryptoQuant analysts. 📈 To achieve this, the asset must break through two key resistance levels — $99,000 and $102,000. The only factor that could disrupt this trend is if traders start taking profits.

🔮 Gemini becomes a competitor to Polymarket Crypto exchange Gemini has received approval from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to enter the prediction market space. 🎰 The new betting platform, called Gemini Titan, will launch with classic event-based binary wagers. The company also plans to expand into other derivatives, including crypto futures, options, and perpetual contracts.

‼️ The Fed cuts rates. Market reaction ahead 🇺🇸 On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 3.5%–3.75%, the lowest level since October 2022. The market’s reaction will become clear in the coming hours, but a sharp rally in crypto assets is unlikely, as the decision was widely expected and already priced in.

‼️ Binance co-founder Yi He hit by WeChat hack 📉 According to analytics firm Lookonchain, scammers promoted the Mubarakah token using the WeChat account of Binance co-CEO Yi He, artificially inflating its price. ➡️ Yi He acknowledged the incident, stating that her WeChat account was hacked after her phone was stolen, although she had not used the account for a long time. The inactive WeChat account was later restored by the attackers through a recovery request. The platform reported that the scammers earned $55,000 through this scheme. Binance has promised to compensate affected users.