Texas Announces State-Chartered Banks Can Provide Cryptocurrency Custody Serv...
The Texas Department of Banking has announced that state-chartered banks can provide cryptocurrency custody services. “The Texas Department of Banking believes that the authority to provide these services with respect to virtual currencies already exists,” the banking authority said. Texas State-Chartered Banks Officially Authorized to Offer Crypto Custody Services The Texas Department of Banking issued a notice to the banking industry Thursday, stating: Texas state-chartered banks may provide customers with virtual currency custody services, so long as the bank has adequate....
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The Texas Department of Banking issued a notice reaffirming that state-chartered banks can provide bitcoin custody services.
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to recognize cryptocurrencies under commercial law last month. A Texas state regulator has officially affirmed that Texas state-chartered banks are allowed to store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) for their customers.The Texas Department of Banking, a state regulatory agency chartering state banks and supervising financial services, issued a notice on Thursday stating that local banks are permitted to provide crypto services in the state.The agency noted that Texas banks “may provide customers with virtual currency custody services, so....
Firms could potentially become federally chartered banks allowed to provide crypto custody services by converting their business charters. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks — soon to be confirmed in the role full time — has revealed another way for U.S. crypto custody providers to receive a charter to operate as a federally-approved bank.In a Nov. 17 interview with Forbes, Brooks stated that there are currently three methods for payment companies to become a federally chartered bank. The first option is to apply for a non-depository national bank charter, and the other two....
British bank Standard Chartered will offer cryptocurrency broker services in Ireland through its Zodia Custody subsidiary. The digital asset custodian will focus on signing up institutional investors in the Republic which has become a European base for many financial institutions and crypto companies. Standard Chartered to Provide Crypto Custody to Institutions in Ireland Zodia Custody, the Standard Chartered Bank’s crypto brokerage, is planning to offer its services to institutional investors in Ireland, the Irish daily Independent revealed on Sunday. The company operates as an....
What factors make Texas an ideal state for Bitcoin mining and Blockchain marketing, despite the reluctant attitude among governments and central banks around the globe towards the Cryptocurrency phenomenon? How ideal is the Bitcoin environment for the residents of the state? Are there any new frontiers for the oil and gas industry that are being created by Bitcoin in Texas? CoinTelegraph decided to ask Robert Gonzalez about the problems of Bitcoin and the Blockchain in Texas. Mr. Gonzalez, the founder of UTXO, a Bitcoin mining company based in Houston Texas, says the goal of his company is....