🚨 KRAKEN BREAKS INTO THE FED SYSTEM
Crypto just crossed a line most people thought would take another decade. full story 👉
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Kraken has gained rare access to the U.S. Federal Reserve payments system, allowing its banking arm to move dollars directly through the same financial rails used by major banks. That means crypto infrastructure is no longer fully dependent on intermediary banks to process deposits and withdrawals.
For years exchanges had to rely on traditional banks to connect crypto markets to the dollar system. Those relationships were fragile and often cut during regulatory pressure or market turmoil. Direct Fed access could change that.
The move allows Kraken to settle U.S. dollar transfers through the core plumbing of the American financial system. Faster settlement, fewer intermediaries, and potentially a new model for how crypto firms operate inside regulated finance.
Now the rest of the industry is watching.
Stablecoin issuers are especially interested because access to central bank payment rails could reshape how digital dollars are backed and moved across global markets.
For regulators this is a controlled test. For crypto it may be a turning point.
The wall between traditional finance and digital assets just got a lot thinner.
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