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Russian Banks Intent on Depriving Cryptocurrency Owners of Anonymity
13.9.2019
Russians want to eliminate all kinds of anonymity with regard to cryptocurrency dealings and make facts and figures related to crypto ownership public, thus bringing in a certain degree of transparency in the dealings. The media outlet RNS has reported that the Association of Banks of Russia, which...
Big Banks Won’t Touch Crypto Clients – But These Smaller Banks Will
13.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies undoubtedly bring new business opportunities. The expanding industry around digital assets and its customers need more and more services that traditional sectors can provide. Banking is often a bottleneck in the crypto space as most traditional institutions are still reluctant...
Venezuela: New Bitcoin Trading Record as Biggest Bank Embraces Petro
13.9.2019
Venezuelan banking customers could soon get a Petro wallet
Russian Banks Want to Eliminate Cryptocurrency Anonymity
13.9.2019
Russian banks want to wipe out all forms of anonymity in cryptocurrency dealings – and make crypto ownership facts and figures public.
Per a report from media outlet RNS, the Association of Banks of Russia – a collective comprising many of the country’s leading banks and financial institutions...
Alfa-Bank Launches Bank-as-a-Service Platform on Waves Blockchain
12.9.2019
Alfa-Bank and X5 Retail Group partnered to launch a blockchain liquidity management service in Russia
Greta Thunberg Joins Satoshi in Questioning Bank Bailouts
12.9.2019
Saving planet Earth is a noble goal with many different dimensions. Climate change needs to be addressed vigorously as our world warms up faster than ever. Economic development needs a higher degree of financial freedom to provide everyone access to opportunities and wealth. A teenager from...
Santander Issues $20 Million End-To-End Blockchain Bond on Ethereum
12.9.2019
Santander has issued a $20 million bond directly onto the Ethereum blockchain, where it will remain until the end of its one-year maturity
Panerora ICO Is Pushing Out Banks from the Remittance Industry
11.9.2019
The impact of fintech became very noticeable in the past few years. The blockchain-based services have not only started to take portions of the banking markets, but have also become a top choice for nonbank markets as well. With so many in need of banking services, especially on the African...
BitMEX Operator HDR Global Hires Former BNP Paribas Exec
11.9.2019
BitMEX parent firm HDR Global hires former BNP Paribas’ General Counsel Derek Gobel as the group’s new general counsel
SWIFT: Crypto Useless, ‘Goes Down In Value Like A Yoyo’
10.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies “go down in value like a yoyo,” are “useless and unstable,” say representatives at SWIFT
Crypto Banking Expands With Positive Interest Rates and New Services
9.9.2019
Banking, in the traditional sense of the term, has become a financial burden for account holders in regions where the era of subzero interest rates has already set in. European nations like Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Eurozone countries have been in negative territory for some time, and banks...
S&P Says GCC Banks Are Improving Rapidly Due to Tech Adoption
9.9.2019
Over the past two decades, the advancements in technology have brought on far-reaching changes in the lives of individuals as well as in a range of industries. Tech is now the bedrock of most industries, and it is felt most acutely when it comes to the banking industry. Nowadays, the long-term...
10 Useful Browser Plugins to Help Crypto Users
9.9.2019
There are many different browser extensions or plugins that benefit cryptocurrency users, ranging from price trackers and wallets to those that help crypto users with security and privacy. Bitcoin.com has produced a video, listing 10 of the most useful browser extensions with explanations of...
Jack Dorsey: Twitter Has No Interest in Creating Libra-Like Crypto
7.9.2019
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey has no interest in following the example of Facebook’s Libra
Fed Chair Says Agency Monitoring Crypto But Not Developing Its Own
7.9.2019
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell argued that central banks will not likely release their own digital currency in the near term
Turkish Takasbank Announces Blockchain Platform for Gold Trading
6.9.2019
Turkey’s Takasbank has announced the completion of a blockchain-based platform for trading gold
U.S. Congressional Probe Identifies Possible Gaps in Deutsche Bank’s Money Laundering Controls
6.9.2019
A decade or so ago, German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG was counted among the biggest banks in the world, but the financial crisis of 2008 hit the bank hard. Since the financial crisis, the bank has struggled to put its business into top gear again, and now it is faced with a legal issue...
Capital Controls in Argentina Demonstrate Dangers of Government-Controlled Money
5.9.2019
The current financial system, with governments and central banks controlling the flow of money, creates impediments for people’s economic freedom. Among them is the danger that the ruling class will try to hide its mismanagement of the country’s affairs by preventing people from voting...
Crypto Banking Regulation Around the World, First Signs of Growth
4.9.2019
As crypto banking becomes ever more popular, regulations surrounding these emergent institutions remain unclear. So, how exactly are the crypto banks of the world regulated?
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Encourages Open Cryptocurrency Regulation
4.9.2019
Central banks and regulators should protect consumers while being open to innovation like crypto, says outgoing IMF chief Christine Lagarde