Blockchain Association is backing Custodia Bank’s Supreme Court bid to challenge the Fed’s power to deny master accounts on “undue risk” grounds. The fight could define whether crypto firms get real access to payment rails — or remain at the mercy of central bank gatekeeping.
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Custodia Bank is taking its fight over a Federal Reserve master account to the U.S. Supreme Court, turning a regulatory denial into a broader test of who gets direct access to the American payment system. Custodia Bank asks the Supreme Court to review the Fed’s denial A master account means direct access to Federal Reserve […]
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Custodia Bank Stumbles in Federal Reserve Master Account Fight: Crypto’s Uphill Battle Continues Custodia Bank, a pioneering crypto-focused institution led by Bitcoin advocate Caitlin Long, has hit another roadblock in its years-long quest for a Federal Reserve master account. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit recently denied a full court rehearing in […]
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Custodia Bank’s Crushing Defeat: Crypto Banking Hits a Regulatory Wall Custodia Bank, a pioneering force in crypto-focused finance, has been handed a devastating loss in its five-year quest for a Federal Reserve master account. The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, in a decisive 7-3 ruling, upheld the Fed’s authority to gatekeep access […]
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US Court Rejects Custodia Bank Rehearing as Kraken Scores Fedwire Access in Crypto Banking Clash In a tale of two crypto titans, Custodia Bank and Kraken have landed on opposite sides of the regulatory fence in their fight for access to the Federal Reserve’s payment systems. While Custodia slams into a legal dead end, Kraken […]
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Senate Banking Chair Meets Crypto Executives as Market Structure Bill Slips to 2026 Washington’s glacial pace on cryptocurrency regulation has hit yet another roadblock, with the Senate Banking Committee postponing a crucial market structure bill for digital assets until early 2026. As Chair Tim Scott meets with top brass from Coinbase, Kraken, Chainlink, a16z, and […]
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Fed Slams the Door on Custodia Bank’s 5-Year Quest for a Master Account The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has dealt a crushing blow to Custodia Bank, a Wyoming-based crypto-focused institution founded by Caitlin Long, by upholding a lower court’s decision to deny it access to a Federal Reserve master account. This […]
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Custodia CEO Caitlin Long Warns: TradFi May Buckle Under Crypto Bear Market Pressure Caitlin Long, the sharp-minded CEO of Custodia Bank, has fired a shot across the bow of traditional finance (TradFi) giants, questioning their readiness for the savage downturns that define crypto bear markets. Speaking at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 2025, Long laid bare […]
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Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank Launch Avit Stablecoin, Revolutionizing Traditional Banking with Blockchain Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have made history by being the first in the U.S. to tokenize U.S. dollar demand deposits on a public blockchain through the launch of the Avit stablecoin on the Ethereum mainnet. This groundbreaking move, fully compliant with […]
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Custodia Bank CEO Slams U.S. Government’s Crypto Debanking Stance Under Trump At ETHDenver, a hub for crypto enthusiasts and blockchain innovators, Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long didn’t hold back her frustration. She lambasted the U.S. government for its lack of action on crypto debanking since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, highlighting the persistent […]
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