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Bitcoin Daily: BoE Advisor Says Cryptos Fail ‘Basic’ Tests; Wyoming Lawmakers Float Crypto Custody Bill

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He also said that one of the greatest hurdles for the bank will be the regulation of new banking system entrants. In other news, legislators in Wyoming have unveiled a bill that would put forward “an opt-in framework for banks to provide custodial services for digital asset property as directed custodians,” Coindesk reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ant Financial Starts Pilot For SMB Blockchain Network; Wyoming Announces Regulations For Crypto Custodians

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In other news, the state of Wyoming has released several new custody rules focused on its special purpose depository institutions (SPDIs) (also known as “blockchain banks”). However, while these companies might be legally based in Wyoming, most aren’t located in the state.

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Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain

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In other news, Wyoming — America’s least-populous state — has turned its focus on blockchain, attracting a slew of new businesses as a result. The ethos of blockchain and the ethos of Wyoming are very similar,” said Caitlin Long, co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition, according to Wired. “The

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Revolut Likely To Apply For US Bank Charter

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while cryptocurrency exchange Kraken Financial won a bank license in Wyoming last month, and state financial regulators have had a contentious debate with OCC regulators over a special charter for FinTech firms. Revolut has seen losses tripling as recently as August, with $139.6

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Bitcoin Daily: Public Blockchain Cardano Developing Chip That Creates Cash-Like Crypto; Brazil Probes Banks Turning Away Crypto Firms; Albania Proposal To Regulate All Crypto

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Charles Hoskinson, founder of IOHK , which makes Cardano, said in a recent Cointelgraph interview that the crypto-native chip is being created at the IOHK lab at the University of Wyoming. Albania’s Parliament has signed a comprehensive law to regulate the conditions for licensing all activity of cryptocurrency in the country.

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Avanti Plans Real-Time Settlement Solution For Corporate Treasurers

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Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers. Avanti made its Wyoming intentions clear in February.

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'Just a kid from Wyoming': Caitlin Long fights for regulated crypto

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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.

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