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South Korean Banks to Launch Crypto Services ‘Before Year Is Out’
17.8.2020
Multiple South Korean banks could launch crypto custody services by the end of 2020 of March next year “at the latest,” after a “significant change in tone” has led the banking sector to move toward crypto business with alacrity.
Per a report from the Electronic Times, crypto custody is now a...
Huobi Launches Global DeFi Alliance To Merge East and West
17.8.2020
Can teamwork bring together the fragmented crypto space?
Buffett Bought Gold, Will Buy Bitcoin: Morgan Creek Digital Co-Founder
17.8.2020
Morgan Creek Digital’s co-founder believes that while Buffett himself is unlikely to buy Bitcoin, younger people working at his investment firm will
Standard Chartered Conducts First Blockchain Trade in Bangladesh
16.8.2020
Bangladesh is now on the blockchain map
4 of South Korea’s Largest Banks to Provide Cryptocurrency Services
16.8.2020
Four of the top five South Korean banks have reportedly announced their plans to provide cryptocurrency services. The announcements came ahead of the crypto regulation that will soon go into effect in South Korea. Largest Korean Banks Entering Crypto Space South Korea’s largest banks have...
Former Prudential Securities Chief Executive Ball Bats for Bitcoin
15.8.2020
Bitcoin is both a long-term safe haven and short-term speculative asset, Ball said
Thailand’s Central Bank Eyes DeFi Use Cases for Its Digital Baht
14.8.2020
Thailand’s central bank assesses the chances of bringing centralized and decentralized together
Boston’s Federal Reserve Bank and MIT to Tackle Digital Currency Research
14.8.2020
Fed Governor Lael Brainard shares updates about the U.S. digital currency initiative and why it is crucial to understand CBDCs
Four of the Top Five South Korean Banks to Offer Crypto Services
14.8.2020
Two more South Korean banks are looking at crypto custody options
Two More Major South Korean Banks Keen on Crypto Custody
14.8.2020
Another two major commercial South Korean banks have expressed an interest in launching crypto custody services – but industry experts said they may be making their moves too late, and are lagging behind the American banks.
As previously reported, two other commercial banks – Nonghyup and Kookmin...
Why Santander Doesn’t Want to Use Ripple for International Payments Yet
13.8.2020
There may be trouble in paradise with one of Ripple’s major partners
Blockchain Firm Says Banks Need DLT to Manage Identities Better
12.8.2020
Blockchain firm HashCash plans to create a federated and sovereign digital identity architecture to be used in banking processes
Unpacking the Avit, Avanti Bank’s New Digital Asset Being Built With Blockstream
12.8.2020
Avanti says the Avit will not encounter the legal, accounting or tax hurdles of stablecoins, but it’s not yet clear where the asset will fit under U.S. law
IBM Executive Reveals Plans to Help Banks Capitalize on DeFi
12.8.2020
IBM could teach banks a thing or two about DeFi
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s $250M Bitcoin Bet, India Booms, Banks Open to Custody
11.8.2020
MicroStrategy bets $250 million on Bitcoin's safe haven thesis. Indian crypto is booming. And David Marcus has a new role at Facebook
Report: Regulators Reject CZ’s Application to Become Shareholder in Troubled Bank
11.8.2020
Alleged attempts to bring Binance CEO CZ on as anchor shareholder in a troubled Liechtenstein bank have reportedly been blocked by regulators
Bitcoin Price Rises in Tandem With Central Banks’ Balance Sheets — Data
11.8.2020
Charts show a pleasing correlation between central bank Coronavirus fallout and Bitcoin returns, with anticipation building around an investor influx
Following OCC Letter, Some US Banks Appear Open to Providing Crypto Services
11.8.2020
Nationally regulated banks want the OCC to clarify just how and when they can provide cryptocurrency services, hinting traditional financial institutions are paying close attention to the space
Paytm Freezes Indian Bank Accounts Suspected of Cryptocurrency Trading: Report
11.8.2020
India’s largest mobile commerce platform Paytm has reportedly been freezing the bank accounts of users suspected of crypto trading, even though cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is legal in India. The country still does not have a legal framework for cryptocurrencies but the government says...
Year-End Gold and Bitcoin Price Predictions from Regular Everyday People
10.8.2020
Just recently, news.Bitcoin.com talked to a number of individuals and asked them to let us know what they think the price of bitcoin and gold will be by the year’s end. Rather than leveraging the typical predictions from experts, executives, and crypto luminaries, the post delves into...