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Crypto, Cannabis and SAFE Banking
27.4.2022
The SAFE Banking Act Must Pass, But Why Wait for Banks to Protect Cannabis, When Crypto Offers Solutions Today?
Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News
22.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Polygon's Supernet, Stripe's Crypto Move, Ulbricht's Bitcoin Deal, Macron on Crypto Regulation + More News
Blockbank Joins Coach K’s Conference in Donating to Charities Focusing on Social Impact
22.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Blockbank announced plans to join Coach K’s Conference Experience in donating to charities focusing on social impact. The conference will be held at Le Meridien Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand, from May 9th to May 13th, 2022. Blockbank, an all-in-one mobile banking solution...
Banking Giants Goldman Sachs and Commerzbank Take New Steps Towards Crypto
21.4.2022
The American investment bank Goldman Sachs is taking another step toward the crypto industry with a private meeting between its CEO and crypto exchange FTX’s founder & CEO Sam Bankman-Fried. Meanwhile, German bank Commerzbank also appears to be strengthening its crypto offering after it applied...
German banking giant Commerzbank applies for crypto license
21.4.2022
A spokesperson for Commerzbank confirmed to local media that it applied for the license with BaFin earlier this year in a first for a major bank in Germany
First Australian Bitcoin ETF Comes to Cboe, 40 Crypto Players Send a Letter to EU + More News
19.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: First Australian Bitcoin ETF Comes to Cboe, 40 Crypto Players Send a Letter to EU + More News
Crypto is going mainstream: Here’s how the future founders will build on it
17.4.2022
Crypto is going mainstream, and crypto adoption will likely continue to increase in the years to come. But, in which specific areas?
Chinese Banking Associations Target NFTs
13.4.2022
NFTs are increasingly under the microscope in China
First Mover Asia: What’s in HSBC’s Metaverse Fund for Hong Kong, Singapore Private Banking Clients?; Bitcoin Declines
11.4.2022
The financial services giant has been short on specifics, and the mystery underscores the difficulties in defining what belongs in such products; ether also falls
South Korean Bank Shinhan Launches Nation’s First Corporate Crypto-Fiat Account
9.4.2022
The South Korean commercial banking giant Shinhan has become the first bank in the nation to offer crypto account services to a corporate client.
ZDNet Korea reported that on April 7, the bank created a corporate fiat KRW account exclusively for cryptoasset transactions to the crypto exchange...
The FDIC wants US banks to report on current and intended crypto-related activities
7.4.2022
The U.S. bank insurer has concerns over the ability of the institutions it supervises to assess crypto risks adequately, and it’s none too sure about its own abilities
Positive News for Two Biggest Cryptos: Hope Sparked for Spot BTC ETFs; Goldman Sachs' ETH-Based Options Contracts
7.4.2022
There's some positive news for the two biggest cryptoassets in the world. The approval of a new bitcoin (BTC) futures-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF) by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again sparked hope that a spot-based bitcoin ETF could come next. Meanwhile, investment...
DeFi and Blockchain 'Are Real' - JPMorgan CEO
6.4.2022
Wall Street investment bank JPMorgan is persuaded that decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain technology bring major growth potential, and is determined to remain “at the forefront of this innovation,” Jamie Dimon, the bank’s Chairman and CEO, wrote in his latest letter to the company's...
Sky Mavis Raises USD 150M, HSBC & Metaverse, BitPay Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network + More News
6.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: Sky Mavis Raises USD 150M, HSBC & Metaverse, BitPay Adds Bitcoin Lightning Network + More News
HSBC Starts Metaverse Fund for Private Banking Clients in Asia
6.4.2022
The Metaverse Discretionary Strategy aims to capture growth opportunities globally from the development of the metaverse ecosystem
New Bitcoin's Chance to 'Bitcoinze the Dollar', Crypto Seizures + More News
5.4.2022
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Read More: New Bitcoin's Chance to 'Bitcoinze the Dollar', Crypto Seizures + More News
DeFi Could Rely On CBDC, But More Bridges With Centralized Finance Are Needed - Expert Panel
5.4.2022
As decentralized finance (DeFi) and central banking share a number of objectives, building bridges between decentralized and centralized finance (CeFi) could open up new possibilities for the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) , according to the participants of a debate held by...
DBS Retracts Plans to Launch Crypto Exchange for Retail Investors, Cites Regulatory ‘Environment’ Concerns
4.4.2022
The Asian banking giant DBS appears to have reeled in plans to open its crypto exchange services to retail investors – and has apparently been spooked by regulatory concerns....
Read More: DBS Retracts Plans to Launch Crypto Exchange for Retail Investors, Cites Regulatory ‘Environment’ Concerns
Ukraine Sells 1,282 War-Themed NFTs in One Day, G7 & Crypto Regulation, Metaverse Potential + More News
1.4.2022
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Read More: Ukraine Sells 1,282 War-Themed NFTs in One Day, G7 & Crypto Regulation, Metaverse Potential + More News
Financial Heavyweight Woori to Launch B2B Crypto Wallet Management Platform
1.4.2022
South Korea’s Woori Fund Service – a part of the financial business group that also comprises the commercial bank heavyweight Woori Bank – will team up with the domestic crypto exchange GDAC to unveil a business-to-business (B2B) crypto wallet management solution.
Hanguk Kyungjae reported that...