According to Cointelegraph, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued guidance allowing banks to hold specific cryptocurrencies for the purpose of paying network gas fees. In a notice released on Tuesday, the OCC clarified that U.S. banks are permitted to maintain crypto on their balance sheets to cover network or gas fees, provided these transactions align with permissible activities. The regulator emphasized that an authorized national bank "may hold amounts of crypto-assets as principal necessary for testing otherwise permissible crypto-asset-related platforms." The OCC stressed the importance of conducting these activities in a safe and sound manner, adhering to applicable laws. The notice builds upon a previous communication from May, which informed banks of their ability to manage digital assets on behalf of customers and outsource certain crypto activities to third parties. This guidance reflects a shift in the OCC's stance on cryptocurrency under U.S. President Donald Trump, aiming to reduce the regulatory burden on financial institutions. The Tuesday letter also referenced the GENIUS stablecoin bill, signed into law in July, which establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins. The OCC noted that stablecoin transactions at authorized national banks will likely necessitate network fees, which can be paid using assets held in custody or through an agent. While the stablecoin bill was enacted in July, its implementation is expected to take several months as the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve work to finalize the regulations. Meanwhile, U.S. Senate lawmakers are reportedly advancing negotiations on a digital asset market structure bill, regarded by many in the industry as a pivotal piece of crypto-related legislation currently under consideration.

National banks can now officially hold crypto to pay for network gas fees and engage in other crypto-related experiments, the OCC said Tuesday. source: https://decrypt.co/349116/treasury-dept-says-banks-keep-crypto-balance-sheets-certain-cases

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Cybersecurity researchers have revealed a set of seven npm packages published by a single threat actor. These packages use a cloaking service called Adspect to distinguish between real victims and security researchers, ultimately redirecting them to sketchy, crypto-themed sites. The malicious npm packages were published by a threat actor named “dino_reborn” between September and November […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/7-npm-packages-caught-hiding-crypto-scams/

Markets retreated on Monday amid renewed macro uncertainty, with every index in the red except crypto minders source: https://blockworks.co/news/markets-in-full-risk-off-mode

Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) latest downturn may feel painful, but Coinbase's source: https://www.benzinga.com/crypto/cryptocurrency/25/11/48933330/why-bitcoins-selloff-is-healthy-according-to-coinbases-john-dagostino?utm_source=cryptopanic.com&utm_campaign=partner_feed&utm_medium=partner_feed&utm_content=site

Uniswap has generated over $985 million in fees year-to-date, averaging close to $93 million per month from January to October. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/379288/1-billion-2025-fees-uniswap-eyes-governance-shift-protocol-burns?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Two new funds expand the growing market for spot Solana products after VanEck’s $VSOL launch. source: https://solanafloor.com/news/fidelity-and-canary-etfs-go-live-as-solana-inflows-continue

The fallout from Stream Finance’s meltdown is still being cleaned up. source: https://protos.com/high-yields-to-haircuts-has-defi-learned-anything-from-yield-vault-collapse/

Mastercard, Ripple, and Gemini are testing credit card payments using the stablecoin RLUSD on Ripple’s XRP Ledger. The pilot, involving WebBank, aims to settle transactions on a public blockchain and explore faster, more efficient payment options.

Ripple has confirmed it has no plans to go public, choosing to stay private despite other crypto firms launching IPOs. The company raised $500 million at a $40 billion valuation to fund its global expansion and product development.

Speaking at a CNBC interview, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speculated that the stablecoin market would explore to nearly tenfold within the next few years.

Ripple has applied for a US national bank charter and a Federal Reserve account to support its stablecoin RLUSD. The move comes as new laws push stablecoin issuers to meet tougher rules, with Ripple aiming to boost trust and compete with USDC and USDT.

In a Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump announced he would be creating a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL and ADA on top of Bitcoin and ETH.