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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Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, has pushed for digital-asset regulation in her home state of Wyoming. Now she's working on a national scale.
July 6
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Some of the world's largest banks found that digital dollars could be an effective way to improve domestic and cross-border payments, according to a unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
July 6
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Bank of New York Mellon didn't think it would need to record on its balance sheet digital assets held in custody when it asked the New York State Department of Financial Services for permission to offer the service, according to a filing obtained by American Banker. The SEC has since said otherwise.
June 28
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So says Solidus Labs, a New York-based company that specializes in ways to monitor suspicious crypto transactions.
June 28
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The allegation that Binance encouraged the use of location-obscuring technology so that it could illegally serve U.S. clients is a symptom of a broader problem for financial services companies.
June 27
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JPMorgan Chase expanded one of the most high-profile projects to bring blockchain technology to traditional banking, introducing euro-denominated payments for corporate clients using its JPM Coin.
June 23
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A judge ruled this month that a decentralized autonomous organization, or DAO, can be held liable for violating commodity exchange rules. That squashes the notion that the decentralized trading model is enforcement-proof.
June 21
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