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Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds
7.6.2024
The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said
Bitcoin Falls Back After Attempt at $72K, but Fed, U.S. Data and Global Rate Cuts May Bring New All-Time Highs
6.6.2024
Upcoming consumer price index and labor market data releases in the next few days could be key for what's next for bitcoin's price
Misyon Bank launches an Avalanche-based asset tokenization platform
6.6.2024
Turkey-based Misyon Bank, an investment bank and one of Turkey’s first neobanks, has recently launched a platform that enables the tokenization of real-world assets on the Avalanche blockchain network. Misyon Bank announced this on June 5, describing it as a comprehensive platform that enables...
Startups can hedge bank risk with Bitcoin — Tim Draper
6.6.2024
The fall of Silicon Valley Bank prompted Venture Capitalist Tim Draper to tell the firms he’d invested in to buy Bitcoin
Gold Rush: Long Lines to Purchase Bullion in Vietnam
6.6.2024
Local reports indicate that lines of several dozen people are waiting to purchase gold bullion from various state-owned banks in Vietnam, primarily in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. The interest in buying the precious metal at this time seems to be driven by the lower prices these banks offer to retail...
Bank of Canada Begins G-7 Monetary Easing Cycle, Trimming Benchmark Rate 25 Basis Points
5.6.2024
Lower interest rates in developed economies could be a tailwind for bitcoin prices
Bitpanda partners with Deutsche Bank, marks industry milestone
5.6.2024
Recently, Bitpanda made a historic decision to join the club of European digital currency platforms partnering with traditional banking giants, including Deutsche Bank. This signifies a major step forward, given that it is the first time that a leading global bank has collaborated with a crypto...
UAE central bank approves licensing system for stablecoins
5.6.2024
KARM Legal Consultants founder Kokila Alagh said that the regulations clarify the issuance, licensing and supervision of AED-backed payment tokens
Private firms to join global central bank CBDC project
5.6.2024
As Project mBridge enters its MVP phase, BIS is inviting private sector firms to propose new solutions and use cases to further develop and showcase the platform's potential
Central Bank of Qatar Announces CBDC Project
5.6.2024
The Central Bank of Qatar recently announced the completion of the infrastructure development supporting an in-house-built CBDC. The bank estimates that the project will enter its experimental stages this year in October, allowing several national and international banks to test the functionality...
Germans split on digital euro, most don’t know what it is: Survey
5.6.2024
Most Germans have never heard of the digital euro and some who knew of it thought it was a cryptocurrency, a central bank survey found
Zimbabwe central bank ironing out wrinkles in new currency
4.6.2024
The new currency, an outgrowth of the government’s gold-backed token, is performing well economically but receiving mixed public reviews
US Banking Sector Teeters: $517B Unrealized Losses, 63 Troubled Institutions Flagged
4.6.2024
U.S. banks reported an alarming increase in unrealized losses and a growing list of institutions at risk of failure in the first quarter of 2024, according to the latest U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) data. The FDIC report highlights $517 billion in unrealized losses...
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway did crash 99% ...against Bitcoin since 2015
4.6.2024
Allocating just 1% of Berkshire Hathaway's portfolio to Bitcoin could have boosted Warren Buffett's profits by over 25%
Deutsche Bank and Bitpanda Collaborate Amid Crypto Banking Challenges
4.6.2024
Deutsche Bank is collaborating with Bitpanda to manage customer fiat deposits and withdrawals for the Austrian crypto broker. This collaboration addresses the challenges crypto platforms have faced in securing banking partners after the 2023 collapse of key crypto-friendly banks. Deutsche Bank will...
US Media Executive Charged in $67 Million Fiat-to-Crypto Money Laundering Scheme
4.6.2024
The U.S. DOJ has charged the CFO of a media company with one count of money laundering and two counts of bank fraud for participating in a scheme that laundered criminal proceeds using cryptocurrency. Authorities allege that Weidong Guan and his accomplices used bank accounts opened with stolen...
Rwanda Develops CBDC to Avoid Falling Behind, Central Bank Deputy Governor Says
4.6.2024
Rwanda is contemplating launching a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) because it does not want to be left behind and to prevent any hindrances to trade between the African country and its major trading partners. According to a deputy governor with the National Bank of Rwanda, the country should...
BIS Plans Instant Cross-Border Payments Using Wholesale CBDC Settlement
4.6.2024
In a move to improve traditional cross-border payments, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has announced the launch of Project Rialto. This project aims to enhance instant cross-border payments by integrating a modular foreign exchange (FX) component with settlement in wholesale central...
Bitpanda Drafts Deutsche Bank to Process Fiat Transactions in Germany
4.6.2024
This is Bitpanda's second major partnership in Germany this year after the broker was enlisted by LBBW to offer crypto custody services in the country
Deutsche Bank and BitPanda join forces for real-time crypto payments
4.6.2024
The partnership with Deutsche Bank allows BitPanda to offer real-time inbound and outbound cash payments for German crypto traders using German International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN)