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Argentina is Letting Banks Back Into Crypto

Argentina may be on the brink of a major policy shift for crypto. The country’s central bank, Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA), is considering whether to allow traditional banks to offer cryptocurrency services—potentially reversing a strict 2022 ban that kept digital assets out of the formal banking system, according to a new report. The story, first flagged by La Nación and covered by Cointelegraph, says draft rules are in the works but timelines are still fluid. Some local exchange executives told La Nación that approval could arrive as early as April 2026, though that’s not confirmed.

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U.S. Banks Can Now Offer Clients Direct Bitcoin Access

U.S. banks are moving closer to offering direct Bitcoin access inside their own platforms after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed that national banks and federal savings associations may act as intermediaries in crypto transactions using a riskless principal model. In this setup, a bank simultaneously buys from one customer and sells to another, avoiding inventory risk while still providing execution, settlement, and compliance controls.

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