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No-collateral lending protocol Teller opens public alpha to NFT holders
23.3.2021
Participants of an NFT token sale will be able to use the lending protocol in its early release
DeFi Goes Mainstream: B26 Finance Becomes Official Sponsor for the Falcons, Dubai’s Basketball Team
22.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. B26 Finance, the world’s first blockchain-based self-banking service, has recently been released to the world. Being a relatively new project, developed and worked on for years, but officially launched 2 weeks ago (8/03/2021), B26 Finance has seen massive growth and adoption...
Central Bank of Nigeria Official Reiterates Nigerian Residents Free to Trade Cryptos: Directive Only Applies to Banking Sector
21.3.2021
A senior executive with Nigeria’s central bank, Adamu Lamtek, has reportedly denied that his institution had placed restrictions on the use of cryptocurrencies. Instead, Lamtek, who is the deputy governor responsible for corporates services at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says...
Swiss regulators reject Bitcoin Suisse's banking license application
17.3.2021
But Bitcoin Suisse still has "many options on the table," says the firm's CEO
Cryptocurrency and Stock Trading Platform Etoro Aims to Go Public Through a $10.4 Billion SPAC Deal
16.3.2021
The online cryptocurrency and stock brokerage platform Etoro has announced the company is going public via a deal with a special purpose acquisition company called Fintech Acquisition Corp V. The Etoro merger is a $10.4 billion deal, backed by the banking entrepreneur and Fintech Acquisition Corp...
Chinese holding firm Ping An overtakes Tencent in blockchain patents race
15.3.2021
Ant Group remains the world’s biggest blockchain patentee, while IBM is considered to be the most cited developer of patents in the industry
German Bank Donner & Reuschel to Offer Crypto Custody Services in Response to a ‘High Market Demand’ in the Country
10.3.2021
Cryptocurrency adoption among the traditional banking industry keeps spreading across the board, and it has arrived at a bank based in Hamburg, Germany. Donner & Reuschel is set to make its inception into the crypto business by offering related custody services. Bank Will Also Explore Further...
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Defends Decision to Exclude Crypto Players, Says the Order Is ‘in the Best Interests of Nigerians’
26.2.2021
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has defended the apex bank’s decision to exclude cryptocurrency transactions from the banking ecosystem. In his testimony before the Nigerian Senate, Emefiele claimed that the February 5 directive is “in the best...
Exchange demands users return Bitcoin bought for $6K during tech glitch
24.2.2021
An apparent “glitch” on PDAX temporarily dropped BTC prices by 88% and saw trading suspended. The exchange held a press conference yesterday to explain what happened
‘Bitcoin Is the Biggest Jailbreak in Human History,’ Says Philosopher Stefan Molyneux
22.2.2021
On February 19, the Canadian podcaster and Freedomain Radio host, Stefan Molyneux, discussed his thoughts about bitcoin following the crypto asset’s tumultuous rise capturing over a trillion-dollar market valuation. Molyneux’s recent speech describes the liberating potential bitcoin...
Nigeria Crypto Ban: Stakeholder Body, Politicians Assail Central Bank’s Directive to Financial Institutions
16.2.2021
A body representing cryptocurrency and blockchain stakeholders in Nigeria has joined other crypto industry players in assailing the recent Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive to banks. The CBN order, which seeks snuff out crypto entities from the banking system, took effect on February 5, 2020....
Pro-Bitcoin US Lawmaker Cynthia Lummis Joins Senate Banking Committee, Plans to Convince Janet Yellen BTC Is Great Store of Value
8.2.2021
Pro-bitcoin U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has been appointed to the Senate banking committee. She has been talking to Janet Yellen and has outlined her plans to help the new Treasury Secretary and other U.S. lawmakers understand that bitcoin is a great store of value. Lummis says that Yellen has...
A Bitcoiner Is Now on the Senate Banking Committee
6.2.2021
Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis – the first U.S. senator to publicly hold bitcoin – has been appointed to the key financial regulatory committee
Protego Becomes Second Crypto Firm to Win Bank Charter From OCC
5.2.2021
The conditional approval from the U.S. banking regulator follows Anchorage's approval last month
US Senate Banking Committee Now Has A Bitcoiner + More News
4.2.2021
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A Bitcoin (BTC) supporter US Senator Cynthia Lummis is now serving on the US Senate...
Bitcoin-touting Senator Lummis appointed to Banking Committee
4.2.2021
In announcement the appointment, Lummis made clear that she hopes to get digital asset legislation moving
Crypto Banking Company BCB Group Hires Former Coinbase UK CEO
3.2.2021
Feroz will bring experience "built across the global payments and fintech industry," BCB Group said
Visa Signals Further Crypto Ambitions With API Pilot for Bank Customers to Buy Bitcoin
3.2.2021
Visa is working with Anchorage to allow customers at traditional banks to "buy and sell digital assets such as Bitcoin."
Switzerland’s Crypto Broker AG Wins Securities House License From FINMA
1.2.2021
Banks can tick a box and start trading with us, said CEO Rupertus Rothenhaeuser
DeFi is the future of banking that humanity deserves
31.1.2021
Public trust in banks and bankers never fully recovered after the Great Recession, and DeFi has ground to cover in this particular area