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US Regulator Green-Lights Banks for Cryptocurrency Custody Services
23.7.2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has clarified that national banks and federal savings associations can provide cryptocurrency custody services for customers. The OCC sees banks providing crypto custody services as “a modern form of traditional bank activities related...
Philippines Now Has 16 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Approved by Central Bank
23.7.2020
The number of regulated cryptocurrency exchanges in the Philippines has grown to 16, according to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the country’s central bank. One of the regulated exchanges has been helping the government and Unionbank to launch an app for bond purchases. 16 Registered Crypto...
The Bank of Lithuania Released a Cryptocurrency, But It’s for Collector
23.7.2020
Lithuania’s central bank has issued a NEM blockchain-based collector token in homage to the country’s Act of Independence of 1918
Japan’s Covid-19 Stimulus Payments Didn’t Flow Into Crypto
23.7.2020
Covid-19 relief money does not seem to have been spent by many Japanese on cryptocurrencies
Bank of Korea Launches a Department Devoted to Blockchain and AI
22.7.2020
Bank of Korea is launching a digital innovation department that will leverage blockchain and AI to improve business efficiency
Binance Buying a Traditional Bank Is Not a New Idea, CZ Says
22.7.2020
Binance CEO CZ says that having their own bank would unlock one more channel for interacting with global regulators
Lithuanian Central Bank’s Commemorative Digital Token Goes Live Thursday
22.7.2020
Lithuania’s central bank is set to issue 24,000 digital tokens commemorating the re-establishment of Lithuanian independence in 1918
Australian Reserve Bank Blasts Money Printing: 'There's No Free Lunch'
22.7.2020
Australian Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says that somebody always pays for money printing
Kazakhstan Needs National Crypto to Fight Corruption, Says Local Official
21.7.2020
Kazakhstan’s digital tenge has the potential to provide “full transparency in movement of budgetary funds,” chairman at local anti-corruption service says
Blockchain Fintech Firm BitBond Joins German Bank Association Bankenverband
21.7.2020
The Berlin-based fintech firm announced on Tuesday that it had joined the association for private banks in Germany
Institutional Trading House ErisX Joins Silvergate Exchange Network
21.7.2020
ErisX, a crypto exchange for institutional investors, has joined the payments network of bitcoin-friendly Silvergate Bank
Copper Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to Use Signature Bank's Signet
21.7.2020
The integration of Signature Bank’s Signet will allow Copper’s customers to instantly pay and settle transactions in U.S. dollars and other fiat currencies
Bank of Jamaica Invites Tech Companies to Test Digital Currency Solutions
21.7.2020
Jamaica’s central bank has invited technology solution providers to develop and test a potential CBDC
Accenture, HSBC, Seba Bank Among Bank of France’s Eight CBDC Finalists
20.7.2020
The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked to begin work “in the coming days,” the central bank said in a press release Monday
French Central Bank Picks Accenture, HSBC and Others for Digital Euro Pilot
20.7.2020
The central bank of France is about to start several experimental trials centering the digital euro
Standard Chartered to Launch Institutional Crypto Custody Solution
20.7.2020
The head of Standard Chartered's venture arm said the crypto custody solution could launch into test phase sometime later this year
Coincidence? Top 5 Swiss Bank’s Profits up 34% After Bitcoin Integration
20.7.2020
Julius Baer, a top-five Swiss bank, saw its net profit climb by 34% in the first half of 2020, a period during which it began offering digital assets like Bitcoin to its clients
Japanese Central Bank Creates Digital Currency Unit – Led by Satoshi!
20.7.2020
Source: Adobe/Юрий Дьяконов
The central Bank of Japan (BoJ) has created a "Digital Currency Unit” as the nation heads toward a tentative central bank digital currency (CBDC) launch – and it’s being headed by a man named Satoshi.
Per Reuters Japan, the BoJ has officially opened a specialized...
Bank of Japan Forms New Team to Explore Central Bank Digital Currency
20.7.2020
The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen
Bank of Japan Has New CBDC Research Team But No Plans to Launch
20.7.2020
Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team