The warrant, revealed in Coinbase's new prospectus, dates back to 2014, when banking was even harder for crypto firms to come by than today.
The round in the crypto custodian was led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
The stock jumped by more than 13% after news that Blue Ridge would let customers buy bitcoin through its ATMs.
The conditional approval from the U.S. banking regulator follows Anchorage's approval last month.
Metal Pay's "First Blockchain Bank and Trust" would be FDIC-insured, CEO Marshall Hayner told CoinDesk.
Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to "buy and sell digital assets."
Banks can tick a box and start trading with us, said CEO Rupertus Rothenhaeuser.
Signature's $10 billion in deposits from crypto businesses is now double that of rival Silvergate.
These deposits are seen as a proxy for growth among crypto-industry clients.
The majority of the new deposits came from cryptocurrency exchange clients.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday.
The crypto industry has its first federally chartered bank: Anchorage.
“If PayPal and Square can do it, then community banks should be able to do it, too,” said Moven founder Brett King.
Vauld, formerly called Bank of Hodlers, raised $2 million in a round led by Pantera Capital to expand its crypto banking platform.
Banks joined the crypto conversation as bitcoin marched to $20,000. Here's a list of recent crypto developments in the banking sector.