the daily grind — KrakenUS-based exchange with a strong reputation for security and regulation. One of the original crypto employers.https://news.cryptogrind.com/en-usKraken Fought the Fed for 5 Years to Get a Master Account. Trump Just Ordered Regulators to Fast-Track It for Everyone.https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/trump-fed-master-accounts-crypto-payment-rails/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/trump-fed-master-accounts-crypto-payment-rails/Trump's new executive order directs the Federal Reserve to evaluate giving crypto firms direct access to Fedwire — the same payment rails that process trillions in bank transfers daily. Ripple, Anchorage, and Coinbase are next in line.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTregulationbreaking-newspolicybitcoincoinbaserippledefiOne Republican Vote Stood Between Crypto and Real US Law — He Just Flippedhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/clarity-act-senate-committee-passed-kennedy-crypto-law/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/clarity-act-senate-committee-passed-kennedy-crypto-law/Senator Kennedy was the last holdout who could kill the CLARITY Act. Today he voted yes. The most comprehensive crypto market structure bill in US history just cleared the Senate Banking Committee and is headed to the Senate floor.Thu, 14 May 2026 14:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsregulationclarity-actlegislationbitcoinethereumjobsThe $12 Trillion Brokerage Just Handed 35 Million Retail Investors Direct Bitcoin Accesshttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/schwab-spot-crypto-35-million-clients-bitcoin-ethereum/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/schwab-spot-crypto-35-million-clients-bitcoin-ethereum/Charles Schwab launched spot BTC and ETH trading for retail clients today — no new exchange account, no seed phrase, 0.75% flat fee. The largest non-bank brokerage in the US just went full crypto.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsinstitutionalbitcoinethereumtradingadoptionIn 48 Hours, Kraken Dropped $600M and Applied to Become a Federal Bankhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-600m-reap-occ-charter-banking-empire/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-600m-reap-occ-charter-banking-empire/Kraken parent Payward acquired Hong Kong stablecoin firm Reap for $600M on May 7, then filed for a federal OCC trust charter on May 8. That's $2.65 billion in acquisitions and a banking license application in a single year. Here's the empire they're building.Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newskrakenregulationstablecoininstitutionalhiringcrypto-careersA Crypto Exchange Just Bought Wall Street's Back Office for $4.2 Billionhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/bullish-equiniti-4-billion-tokenized-securities/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/bullish-equiniti-4-billion-tokenized-securities/Bullish, the Peter Thiel-backed crypto exchange, is acquiring Equiniti — the transfer agent behind 20 million shareholders and $500 billion in annual payments — in one of the largest crypto deals ever. Wall Street's plumbing is going on-chain.Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTbreaking-newstokenizationinstitutionaldefiwall-streetacquisitionsKraken's Banker Was Allegedly Running a Ponzi Scheme With Client Funds — And Covered It Up for a Yearhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-etana-25m-ponzi-custody-fraud/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-etana-25m-ponzi-custody-fraud/Kraken's parent Payward just sued its former custodian Etana for misappropriating $25 million in client funds in what it calls a 'Ponzi-like' scheme. Etana allegedly stalled withdrawals with fake reconciliation issues while plugging holes with new deposits.Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsenforcementfraudkrakencustodylawsuitdefiGemini Just Beat Every Crypto Exchange in the World — It Now Controls Its Entire Derivatives Pipeline, Legallyhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/gemini-cftc-full-derivatives-stack/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/gemini-cftc-full-derivatives-stack/Gemini quietly assembled the full CFTC regulatory stack — a DCM license to list derivatives and a DCO license to clear them in-house. No other purely crypto-native exchange has pulled this off. Futures, perps, and prediction markets are next.Sat, 02 May 2026 10:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsregulationderivativesgeminicftcfuturesperpsKraken Just Bought the Only Key That Unlocks U.S. Crypto Derivatives — For $550 Millionhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-bitnomial-550m-cftc-derivatives-monopoly/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/kraken-bitnomial-550m-cftc-derivatives-monopoly/Payward's acquisition of Bitnomial hands Kraken a decade-long regulatory moat: the only full-stack CFTC-licensed crypto derivatives platform in America. No one else has all three licenses.Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsacquisitionskrakencftcderivativesregulationjobsAustralia Just Regulated Crypto — Overnight, It Created an Entire New Industryhttps://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/australia-crypto-licensing-law-jobs/https://news.cryptogrind.com/blog/australia-crypto-licensing-law-jobs/Australia's parliament passed the Digital Assets Framework Bill, the country's first comprehensive crypto licensing law. Exchanges and custodians must now get licensed like brokers. Here's what it means for jobs.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTbreaking-newsregulationcrypto-jobscomplianceaustraliadefi