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Singapore Announces Global Tokenization Initiative in Partnership With BNY Mellon, DBS, JPMorgan, and MUFG
17.11.2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a global tokenization initiative that seeks to allow tokenized assets to be exchanged by different financial institutions across borders. The initiative, touted by MAS officials as the evolution of Project Guardian, a series of tokenization...
JPMorgan Says JPM Coin Could Handle $10 Billion in Daily Transactions Next Year
17.11.2023
Global investment bank JPMorgan expects its digital currency, JPM coin, to “start taking off.” The bank says JPM coin could handle $10 billion in daily transactions in the next year or two, according to its global head of financial institution payments. He emphasized that JPM coin...
Circle Introduces Zero-Fee USDC Minting with Circle Mint in Singapore
15.11.2023
Source: Circle Internet The issuer of the USDC stablecoin, Circle, has announced the launch of its zero-fee minting facility, Circle Mint, exclusively in Singapore. This strategic initiative comes on the heels of Circle securing the Major Payments Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary...
JPMorgan Expects JPM Coin to Hit $10 Billion in Daily Transactions in Coming Year
15.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alexey Novikov JPMorgan Chase & Co. is expecting its digital token, JPM Coin, to process $10 billion in daily transactions in the upcoming year. This projection comes from the insights shared by Umar Farooq, the bank’s Global Head of Financial Institution Payments...
HSBC Announces Plans to Offer Digital Assets Custody Services for Institutions
10.11.2023
HSBC, the London-based financial institution, announced its plans to launch an institution-focused digital assets custody service in 2024. Zhu Kuang Lee, chief digital, data and innovation officer at HSBC, explained that the bank had experienced an increasing demand for these services from asset...
Expobank Issues First Tokenized Diamond Offering in Russia
8.11.2023
Expobank, a large financial institution in Russia, has reportedly issued the first tokenized diamond offering in the country. According to local media, Expobank used the Multichain blockchain platform to issue these tokens, with each one of them having the value of 1/5,000 of a diamond...
JPMorgan Settles Transactions for $1 Billion Daily Using JPM Coin
28.10.2023
JPMorgan announced that it is registering transactions for $1 billion daily using its own currency, jpm coin. JPMorgan Global Head of Payments Takis Georgakopoulos added that while these movements are denominated in U.S. dollars mostly, the institution is seeking to expand on that in the future....
Binance Latam Regional VP: ‘We Intend to Become Regulated in Argentina’
24.10.2023
Min Lin, Latam regional vice president at Binance, referred to the intention of the institution to become regulated in Argentina after a specific law to license crypto brokers is approved. Lin stated the exchange is talking with regulators to introduce innovation in regulatory frameworks...
Hong Kong Regulators Restrict Retail Investor Access to ‘Complex’ Crypto Products
23.10.2023
The securities regulator and the central banking institution of Hong Kong have updated the region’s crypto policy in response to enquiries from the industry. In a circular on the virtual asset-related activities of intermediaries, the authorities introduced additional measures to protect retail...
South Korean Crypto Exchange Upbit Obtains Regulatory Approval in Singapore
18.10.2023
Leading South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has been granted regulatory approval by Singapore’s main financial regulator. The authorization will allow the trading platform to provide regulated services in the Southeast Asian city-state which has established itself as a crypto hub. Upbit Singapore...
Evergrande’s Economic Tremors Trigger Bank Run in Northern China
17.10.2023
Several reports say that the major Chinese real estate developer Evergrande’s downfall triggered a bank run in northern China last week. The bank run began after rumors spread that the financial institution, Bank of Cangzhou, allegedly loaned billions to the struggling company. This...
Sygnum Singapore Obtains Major Payment Institution License for Crypto Brokerage Services
3.10.2023
Sygnum Singapore, a subsidiary of the Switzerland-based cryptocurrency bank Sygnum, has received approval for its Major Payment Institution License (MPIL) from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to be able to provide crypto brokerage services to accredited investors and institutions...
Singapore awards major payment institution license to Sygnum Bank subsidiary
3.10.2023
Sygnum Singapore plans to expand its regulated offering to Asia–Pacific (APAC) markets, such as Hong Kong, a spokesperson told Cointelegraph
Bitcoin’s Path to Money: Menger’s Theory and the Debate on Medium of Exchange vs. Store of Value
13.9.2023
Over the past ten years, fervent supporters of digital currency have engaged in intense debates: Is bitcoin (BTC) designed as peer-to-peer electronic cash as illustrated in Satoshi’s groundbreaking white paper, or does it serve as a digital store of value, similar to gold? Additionally,...
JPMorgan Mulls Blockchain-Based Deposit Token, Report
10.9.2023
America’s biggest bank by assets, JPMorgan Chase, is exploring a blockchain-based deposit token for cross-border payments and interbank transfers. If approved by regulators, the banking giant may create the digital asset, which would be different from its existing JPM Coin as it could be used...
Local Currencies Are Not Alternatives to the Dollar but the System, BRICS Bank Chair Says
23.8.2023
The development bank founded by the BRICS bloc of emerging economies aims to promote a multipolar financial system, its head, Dilma Rousseff, has indicated. As part of these efforts, the institution seeks to expand lending in local currencies, those of member states in particular, such the South...
Farmington Bank Faces Fed Wrath: Alameda-Backed Financial Institution Ordered to Shutdown
21.8.2023
In a statement released August 17, 2023, Farmington State Bank, with an investment from Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Research, consented to a cease and desist order from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Alameda invested $11.5 million into the bank’s coffers in January 2022. Government seizure...
Custodia Bank Goes Live: Bridging Digital Assets With US Dollar Payments
12.8.2023
Custodia Bank, the financial institution that aims to bridge digital assets with the U.S. dollar payment system, is now live. Last month, Custodia started serving external business customers in select U.S. states, offering U.S. dollar deposits and government money market fund services, with bitcoin...
Crypto Brokerage Blockchain.com Receives Institution License From Singapore
8.8.2023
The company had received an in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore last year
Coinbase Q2 earnings beat estimates amid Blackrock custody deal, institutional focus
3.8.2023
The company beat estimates while non-trading revenue beat trading revenue