Crypto in Banking
Digital assets, tokenization, and the evolution of crypto in banking
American Banker delivers trusted, journalist-driven analysis on how banks are navigating the world of crypto. From regulatory updates to use cases for
American Banker highlights the areas where crypto is intersecting with core banking functions like compliance, settlement, and liquidity management. Our reporting avoids the hype and focuses on what matters to banks: oversight, infrastructure, and risk. Whether you're shaping strategy or monitoring market shifts, this is where the industry's crypto story takes shape.
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The card brand has been pitching itself as a testing ground for central bank digital currencies, a payment portal for stablecoins and — most recently — an accelerator for startups.
July 29
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State Street is set to offer cryptocurrency reporting, reconciliation and processing services to its private-fund clients in the latest sign that digital assets are gaining acceptance on Wall Street.
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Officials in New Jersey, Alabama, Texas and Vermont say the fintech's banklike account is illegal. Here's what they're doing about it.
July 28
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A Senate hearing highlighted the two parties' starkly different views of digital assets, with Democrats warning of price manipulation and Republicans saying the government should just get out of the way.
July 27![Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis, left, said at a Senate hearing that a “publicly available ledger” makes it hard for criminals to use virtual currencies anonymously. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said, “All the warning signs [about cryptocurrencies] are flashing.”](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f6e76c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1400x788+0+13/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F78%2Fa8d1ec554e77a78bce270cf621ca%2Flinkedin-post-3.jpg)
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Startups focused on crypto and digital assets will now be able to join Mastercard’s Start Path program, which gives fledgling companies access to the network’s executives and technology to help them grow, Mastercard said.
July 27
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Amazon.com’s payments team is exploring letting customers use cryptocurrencies to pay for their orders, a development that’s roiling digital currency markets.
July 26
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A U.S. probe into Tether is homing in on whether executives behind the digital token committed bank fraud, a potential criminal case that would have broad implications for the cryptocurrency market.
July 26
![Wyoming Republican Cynthia Lummis, left, said at a Senate hearing that a “publicly available ledger” makes it hard for criminals to use virtual currencies anonymously. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said, “All the warning signs [about cryptocurrencies] are flashing.”](https://arizent.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5d640e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1400x788+0+13/resize/1440x810!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsource-media-brightspot.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2F2a%2F78%2Fa8d1ec554e77a78bce270cf621ca%2Flinkedin-post-3.jpg)
Frequently Asked Questions:
How is American Banker’s crypto coverage different from crypto-native sites?
We don’t cover meme coins or speculative investing. Our editorial team reports from a banking-first lens — focusing on regulation, enterprise use cases, compliance, and tech partnerships involving banks, fintechs, and regulators.What are the main ways banks are engaging with crypto today?
- Digital payments innovation
- Cross-border payments using blockchain rails
- Tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) like treasuries and mortgages
- Compliance tech for crypto transactions and AML screening
- Partnerships with fintechs and exchanges