Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks continues his work to reach across the aisle with pledges from major players to support minority-owned banks. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/occ-works-to-win-back-house-democrats-still-miffed-at-leader-s-focus-on-crypto

This seemingly fight-or-flight response to blockchain’s rising ubiquity may be too little, too late. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/swift-enables-instant-cross-border-payments

Is Spotify hinting at soon-to-come crypto features? Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/audio-streaming-giant-spotify-is-looking-into-crypto-payments

Stablecoins and continent-wide regulations are key to breaking down barriers to Africa’s economic growth. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/everyone-s-talking-crypto-for-solving-sub-saharan-africa-s-payments-problems

Hosting an Eth2 node is a big responsibility — and if things go wrong, this could result in some painful penalties. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/explained/dangers-of-hosting-your-own-eth2-node-explained

But only for vendors, so retail users will have to wait. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/stripe-is-launching-new-banking-services-alongside-goldman-sachs-and-citigroup

The latest in securities law and crypto is not a revolution, but it is a step forward. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-does-vcoin-s-sec-authorization-mean-for-securities-law-and-crypto

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust’s premium is now above 30% as institutional demand for BTC continues to increase. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/institutions-rushing-into-19k-bitcoin-as-gbtc-premium-hits-6-month-high

In the latest big move to incorporate crypto by traditional finance, 550 coins will appear in the new indexes from next year. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-arrives-on-wall-street-s-p-dow-jones-launching-crypto-indexes-in-2021

This is a first for the traditionally Bitcoin-centric exchange. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/kraken-pledges-150-000-to-ethereum-devs-in-latest-gitcoin-grants-round