Top story: OCC finalizes payment stablecoin rules under GENIUS Act. At publication, Bitcoin was at $82,469 (-0.3% in 24h), Ether at $2,429.73 (-0.5% in 24h) and the total crypto market cap at $2.78 trillion (-2.8% in 24h).
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published its final rule Wednesday governing payment stablecoin issuers under federal supervision, with enforcement beginning January 18, 2027. The OCC is the first federal agency to complete rulemaking under the GENIUS Act and will separately weigh stablecoin reward structures against the law's restrictions.
JPMorgan Asset Management projected a 10% annual Bitcoin return over 10 to 15 years in its 2027 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions, with a bull case scenario of 16%. The report marks the first quantified long-term Bitcoin forecast in the 31-year-old report, including a bear case implying a $25,000 Bitcoin price.
Ripple endorsed the SEC's proposed cryptocurrency regulatory framework following its three-year legal dispute with the agency, which concluded with a partial court victory in 2023. The company is pushing for clearer standards on token classification and an end to case-by-case enforcement.
Anchorage Digital, a federally chartered bank, is partnering with Securitize to issue stablecoins directly for tokenized asset settlement. The arrangement bypasses traditional intermediaries by sourcing dollars through Anchorage's banking license.
Standard Chartered signed a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of digital asset custodian Zodia Custody, integrating its regulated custody operations into the bank's Securities Services division. The deal consolidates Zodia's bitcoin and crypto services under the British bank while maintaining software and professional services separately under SC Ventures.
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