The cryptocurrency has made its way to the workplace.

Though Jelena McWilliams is leaving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday, her comment could carry weight among regulators and lawmakers mulling the creation of a legal framework for private digital currencies and a federal insurance fund for them.

The tech company’s platform will let digital currency holders borrow against their digital assets and have the loan proceeds placed in a bank account.

The upgrades merchants made to accept chip cards and mobile wallets have made it easier to add new services via software updates. NCR and other point-of-sale vendors are using these systems to support digital currencies without requiring new hardware.

The draft legislation authored by Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., would allow "qualified" nonbanks to issue stablecoins and create an insurance fund to offset losses.

Meta's departure from the crypto market removes a sizable potential competitor at the same time that nonbank issuers are bracing for tougher regulatory scrutiny.

Goldman Sachs Group said that, while it's exploring creating a stablecoin with partners, any introduction of a digital currency remains a ways off.

Affirm Holdings, known for its buy now/pay later options, beefed up its app as the firm works toward a crypto offering.

The controversial cryptocurrency project that Mark Zuckerberg once defended in front of Congress is unraveling after regulatory pressure.

Google has hired former PayPal executive Arnold Goldberg to run its payments division and set a new course for the business after it scrapped a push into banking.