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SIX Swiss Exchange Postpones Launch of Blockchain-Powered Digital Exchange
23.9.2019
SIX Swiss Exchange has postponed the launch of its blockchain-based SIX Digital Exchange
Swiss Bitcoin Bank: UBS, Credit Suisse Interest ‘Clearly Picked Up’
23.9.2019
“I don’t see a bubble right now. I see more serious business planning and solutions addressing client needs,” says UBS ex-CEO Peter Wuffli of the crypto sector
Five Major South Korean Banks Join JPMorgan Blockchain Project
23.9.2019
Five of South Korea’s biggest banks have joined JPMorgan’s cross-border, blockchain-powered payments initiative, the Interbank Information Network (IIN). The network operates on Quorum, a platform based on the Ethereum blockchain.
According to an Fn News report, KEB Hana Bank, Shinhan Bank, Woori...
First Singapore Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Blockchain Payments Initiative
20.9.2019
JPMorgan's blockchain payments network has just onboarded its first Singapore-based bank, OCBC
Singapore Bank Giant OCBC Joins JPMorgan’s Blockchain Network
20.9.2019
JPMorgan Chase’s interbank blockchain network IIN reveals Singapore’s OCBC as the latest new member
New IMF Blog Considers Pros and Cons of Adoption of Stablecoins
19.9.2019
The IMF outlines potential risks and benefits related to the adoption of new digital payment methods, including stablecoins
Argentina’s Central Bank to Increase Peso Supply by 5% in 2 Months
19.9.2019
The Argentine peso monetary base will be increased by 2.5% per month in the next two months, the central bank announced
Arab Bank’s Swiss Arm is Launching Cryptocurrency Services
19.9.2019
The Swiss branch of one of the top financial institutions in the Middle East is launching a suite of cryptocurrency-based services
Arab Bank Switzerland Opens Bitcoin Custody, Brokerage Services
19.9.2019
Arab Bank Switzerland has become the latest Swiss institution to enter the digital assets sector
Central Banker: CBDCs Are a Flexible Tool for Zero-Interest Rate World
19.9.2019
Central banks can benefit from digital currencies but they don’t necessarily need a blockchain, says Chile’s top central banker
Israeli Startup That Allows Offline Crypto Transactions Secures $4M
19.9.2019
Blockchain transactions can now purportedly be recorded without the internet as an Israeli cybersecurity startup introduces its new technology
Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption
18.9.2019
Crypto awareness is reaching levels almost unimaginable just years ago, with telecommunications giants, big banks, mainstream media, and even professional sports teams now discussing and flouting digital assets. AT&T now allows customers to pay their phone bills in bitcoin, Japanese SMS giant...
Survey: 74% Understand that Crypto is Money + 7 More Crypto Briefs
18.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Adoption news
The seventh ING International Survey on new technologies found that general attitudes towards the usefulness...
Australian Police Uncover Syndicate Involved in Crypto Laundering
17.9.2019
Australian law enforcement has uncovered a gang allegedly involved in laundering millions of dollars through crypto
Wells Fargo to Pilot DLT-Based Cross-Border Settlement Platform
17.9.2019
Financial services company Wells Fargo & Company is planning to pilot a DLT-based internal settlement service in 2020
Seba And Sygnum Bitcoin Banks Granted License By Swiss Financial Regulator (Finma)
17.9.2019
Recently, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has made an announcement that has come as a relief to two “pure-play blockchain service providers” who can now serve as crypto banks for the industry. This is being perceived as a giant step for the digital asset industry as one...
Bitcoin Is the Fraud? JPMorgan Metals Desk Fixed Gold Prices for Years
17.9.2019
JPMorgan back in the dock for precious metals trading fraud
BIS Economist Proposes DLT-Based Financial Market Monitoring
17.9.2019
Raphael Auer, an economist at the Bank for International Settlements, has suggested new ways of supervising financial risks with DLT
European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
16.9.2019
The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments. As Facebook engages Switzerland’s financial regulator, the ECB clarifies how Libra...
Facebook to Be Quizzed by ECB & Central Banks + 8 More Crypto Briefs
16.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the heads of a number of central banks will quiz Facebook over its forthcoming...