They Tried to Kill Crypto — Now They Need It | BNY & Ripple Change Everything
- S6E831
- 2:00:29
- January 10th 2026
They Tried to Kill Crypto — Now They Need It | BNY & Ripple Change Everything
Traditional finance spent years trying to shut crypto out.
Now they’re quietly moving on-chain.
One of the world’s oldest banks, BNY Mellon, has launched tokenized deposit services, bringing programmable, on-chain cash directly into the core of the banking system — with Ripple and Ripple Prime positioned as early adopters.
This isn’t hype.
This is infrastructure.
At the same time:
Ripple secures UK FCA approval with an EMI license and cryptoasset registration
Banks that once debanked crypto are now lobbying Congress to ban stablecoin rewards
The UK debates banning X, triggering backlash over free speech and censorship
Geopolitical tensions escalate — from Trump’s Greenland comments to border enforcement showdowns and media meltdowns
This episode connects the dots between:
✔️ On-chain banking
✔️ Regulatory clarity vs institutional panic
✔️ Tokenized deposits vs stablecoins
✔️ Free speech, capital flight, and geopolitical pressure
Nothing happening right now is accidental.
This is a power transition — and the old system didn’t win.
👇 Let us know in the comments:
Do banks actually need crypto now… or did they lose control of the system they built?
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