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That Binance Suit Sure Seems Bigger Than Just a CFTC Case
29.3.2023
Between Coinbase, Binance, Justin Sun, Do Kwon and Custodia, there has been just so much news over the last week. And that’s largely just the U.S. But Binance is the most interesting, not only for what happened (the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued it), but also for what didn’t (the...
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Recent Bank Collapses, Calls for Tougher Regulations
29.3.2023
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, also known as the Senate Banking Committee, held a hearing to discuss the recent bank collapses in the United States and the regulatory response. Throughout the testimonies, digital assets and crypto businesses were...
Top U.S. Treasury Official Says Crypto Had No ‘Direct Role’ In Bank Failures
29.3.2023
Nellie Liang, the U.S. Treasury Department's undersecretary for domestic finance, doesn’t believe that the digital assets sector should be blamed for the runs on Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank that led to their quick demise earlier this month
The Short-Sightedness of Run-Amok Regulators
29.3.2023
Ric Edelman, founder of the Digital Assets Council of Financial Professionals, talks about a key reason why crypto’s future looks bleaker: an apparent effort to cut it off from U.S. banks
Stablecoins are solution to crypto’s banking problem, exec says
29.3.2023
Stablecoins are seen as a potential solution to crypto’s banking problem, but some of them are currently not immune to banking issues
Nigerian crypto investors question central bank's decision to flag p2p users
29.3.2023
Crypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to launder funds as the country's central bank cracks down on bank accounts that receive a share of Flutterwave’s rumored stolen funds
What the Bank of England’s Stablecoins Regime Could Look Like
29.3.2023
The Bank of England's upcoming crypto regime would try to ensure that funds are returned to customers when certain crypto firms enter a crisis
Report: UAE Central Bank Implements Digital Currency Strategy
29.3.2023
The central bank in the United Arab Emirates said it has started implementing its digital currency strategy with partners G42 Cloud and R3. According to the central bank, the digital currency initiative is expected to “further position and solidify the UAE as a leading global financial...
Russia delays digital ruble launch testing due to lawmaking process
29.3.2023
The participating banks, however, express their readiness to proceed with the CBDC pilot
Signature’s crypto clients told to close their accounts by April 5: Report
29.3.2023
Any crypto deposits not transferred to another bank by April 5 will be liquidated and a check mailed to the client's address
Fed Bank President: Banking Crisis Tips US Economy Toward Recession
29.3.2023
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, says the current banking crisis has pushed the U.S. economy closer to a recession. “We have fundamental issues, regulatory issues facing our banking system,” the Fed official stressed. Neel Kashkari on U.S....
FDIC Gives Deadline Next Week for Crypto Depositors Stranded by Signature Failure
29.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) is trying to hurry the stranded crypto customers out the door of the temporary entity that holds the assets of the former Signature Bank, asking them to cash out by next week – whether they have a new bank or not
Law Firm’s White Paper Claims US Bank Regulators Are Waging a ‘Clandestine Financial War’ Against Crypto Businesses
29.3.2023
According to a recent white paper published by four members of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC, U.S. bank regulators are attempting to “drive crypto businesses out of the financial system.” The paper, titled “Operation Chokepoint 2.0,” claims that after laying...
French Authorities Raid 5 Major Banks Over Accusations of Money Laundering and Fiscal Fraud
28.3.2023
On Tuesday, French officials conducted raids on five major banks located in and around Paris, including Societe Generale, BNP Paribas, HSBC, Natixis, and BNP’s Exane Bank, over alleged charges of money laundering and fiscal fraud. According to a spokesperson for France’s Financial...
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Faces New Bribery Charges for Alleged Crypto Payment to Chinese Officials
28.3.2023
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the former CEO of FTX, now faces a 13-count indictment as U.S. officials have added new charges. One of the new charges alleges that SBF leveraged $40 million to influence “one or more Chinese government officials.” Details of the Bribery Charges Against...
European Banking Federation shares its vision of digital euro, wCBDC, bank tokens
28.3.2023
The EBF calls itself the voice of the European banking sector; it expressed its support for European digital money, with suggestions of its own
Crypto Banking Rules Could Be Modified If Market Reacts, Basel Committee Chair Says
28.3.2023
Controversial rules unveiled last year would discourage banks from holding assets such as bitcoin that are deemed risky
Bitcoin Millionaire Tim Draper Advises Startups to Keep Bitcoin as a Hedge Against a ‘Domino’ Run on the Banks
28.3.2023
Tim Draper, a venture capitalist and bitcoin millionaire, has included bitcoin as part of a series of cash management recommendations offered to startup founders. Draper recommended having at least two payrolls worth of cash in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to avoid being affected by bank...
First Citizens Bank Acquires Silicon Valley Bank, Costing FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund an Estimated $20B
27.3.2023
According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the troubled bank Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was acquired by First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, which is based in Raleigh, North Carolina. First Citizens acquired all deposits and loans from SVB, as well as the 17 branches that...
U.S. Bank Regulators Investigating Leaders of the Failed Tech Banks
27.3.2023
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is investigating the actions of the leaders of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank to hold them accountable for their collapses, said Chairman Martin Gruenberg, who detailed their mismanagement and dangerous business concentrations – especially in digital...