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The OCC has formally opened a path for community banks to issue stablecoins through subsidiaries, a significant regulatory step tied to the final GENIUS Act rulemaking. Small lenders can also test the technology using coins issued by third-party institutions, lowering the barrier to entry and signaling Washington is serious about integrating digital payments into the traditional banking system.
Shifting to tech, Canva is restructuring in a major way, with roughly one thousand two hundred seventy one employees — twenty-two percent of its workforce — facing layoffs or role changes. The design platform's CEO cited a push to simplify management ranks and consolidate more positions in Sydney. Departing employees will receive at least six months of severance, a relatively generous cushion in a tightening labor market.
And on the regulatory front, the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has issued a no-action letter declaring Canton Coin a digital commodity, meaning it won't recommend enforcement action over the coin's programmatic issuance. That's a meaningful signal from the agency as it continues to draw clearer lines between securities and commodities in the digital asset space.
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