Some big tech chief executives are urging young people to consider paths other than college, Axios reported on Aug. 15. The CEOs challenge the idea that a four-year degree is essential and offer their own alternative programmes. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said college is not for learning. Palantir runs a four-month fellowship that can lead to full-time jobs, while investor Peter Thiel funds youth projects through the Thiel Fellowship.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has reaffirmed its policy of promoting de novo bank charters, accelerating crypto firms’ entry into the federal banking system. Ripple, Circle, Crypto.com and Paxos have received conditional approvals linked to national trust bank charters, while Coinbase’s application is under review. Traditional banking groups have urged the OCC to reject or slow such applications, citing risk management, internal controls and governance concerns.