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Swiss State-Owned Banking Giant Postfinance to Offer Crypto Services
7.4.2023
Postfinance, one of Switzerland’s largest retail banks, will offer customers access to major cryptocurrencies and related services. The state-owned financial institution will be using the banking platform developed by the Swiss-licensed digital asset bank Sygnum. Postfinance Partners With Sygnum...
Singapore Working With Banks to Provide Guidance on Crypto Businesses: Bloomberg
6.4.2023
Singapore's central bank and police authorities have been helping banks to set uniform standards for fine-tuning their vetting approach when opening crypto accounts
Crypto Firms in Hong Kong Get Boost as Regulators Host Meeting with Bankers
28.3.2023
Hong Kong officials plan to host a meeting between crypto companies and bankers in an attempt to ease financing for the sector as the city pushes toward becoming a global crypto hub.
The meeting, scheduled for April 28 at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, is intended to “facilitate direct dialog”...
Australian Regulator Tells Banks to Report Exposure to Startups and Crypto-Related Business: Report
22.3.2023
The move comes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse and global lender volatility, the Australian Financial Review reported
Certain Banks' Crypto Exposure Dropped by 44% Globally in 2022 From Previous Year: BIS
28.2.2023
Banks across the globe lowered their exposure to certain crypto by 43.6% in a year, a report by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) said on Tuesday
US Federal Reserve Board Issues Policy Statement That Limits Banks’ Crypto Related Activities
28.1.2023
The United States Federal Reserve Board said on Jan. 27 that both insured and uninsured banks will be subjected to limits on certain activities including those that are associated with crypto assets. The board’s latest action does not preclude a state member bank or prospective applicant from...
EU Lawmakers Impose ‘Prohibitive’ Requirements on Banks’ Crypto
24.1.2023
The vote in the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee is intended to anticipate international bank-capital norms
Japanese regulators want crypto treated like traditional banks
17.1.2023
Mamoru Yanase said crypto needs the same safeguards as financial institutions and banks
Central Banks to set standards on banks’ crypto exposure - BIS
17.12.2022
The new standard limits crypto reserves among banks to 2% by 2025, and goes into effect on January 1, 2025
German Banks' Crypto Interest Is Limited as Industry Is Plagued by ‘Crooks,’ Regulator Says
17.11.2022
Germany’s Bafin has issued just four crypto custody licenses, said Mark Branson, who also sits on the supervision arm of the European Central Bank
Gold Bug Peter Schiff Insists This Is ‘Not a Crypto Winter,’ Economist Says It’s More Like ‘Crypto Extinction’
15.11.2022
Since bitcoin started falling from its all-time high last year, the economist and gold bug, Peter Schiff, made sure everyone knows that he wholeheartedly believes the leading crypto asset will fall to zero. Now that FTX has collapsed, Schiff has doubled down on his belief and he’s wasted...
Report: South Korean Prosecutors Seek Software to Track and Monitor Crypto Transactions
17.10.2022
South Korean prosecutors investigating a $7.22 billion money laundering case are reportedly seeking to acquire virtual currency tracking software to be used in monitoring crypto transactions. South Korean financial authorities also believe there is a tax evasion angle to the case. Real-Time...
Spanish Exchange Bit2Me Launches API for Crypto-Keen Banks
14.10.2022
The Spanish crypto exchange player Bit2Me says that it has launched an API for banks and companies looking to get into the crypto space.
An API is an Application Programming Interface, in essence, a software-based intermediary platform that lets two applications communicate with one other....
Basel Study Shows World’s Largest Banks Are Exposed to $9 Billion in Crypto Assets
1.10.2022
A first-of-its-kind study published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision details that the world’s largest financial institutions are exposed to roughly €9.4 billion (US$9 billion) in crypto assets. The research paper authored by the Basel Committee’s secretariat Renzo...
Banks’ Crypto Asset Holdings May Be Just 0.01% of Total Risk Exposure, Basel Study Finds
30.9.2022
The first survey of its kind may influence crucial global standards on bank capital for crypto
Signature Bank’s Crypto Outflows Mitigated by Growth in Core Deposits, Wedbush Says
7.9.2022
The bank’s spot deposits fell $1.64 billion driven by outflows in digital asset banking of $4.27 billion
Portuguese Banks Close Accounts of Crypto Exchanges, Media Reveals
5.8.2022
Major Portuguese banks have started closing or refusing to open accounts for cryptocurrency platforms such as exchanges, according to media reports. The move threatens to tarnish the country’s image as one of Europe’s most crypto-friendly destinations, a haven for bitcoin enthusiasts....
Indian Finance Minister Echoes Central Bank's Crypto Ban Call, but Says Global Collaboration Is Required
18.7.2022
Fiinance minister After questions from a member of parliament about cryptocurrencies legislation, has said that India's central bank has proposed legislation prohibiting cryptocurrencies but that any legislation requires global collaboration
Circle Partners With New York Community Bancorp — Bank to Custody USDC Reserves
29.6.2022
Circle Internet Financial has revealed a usd coin custody partnership with the American bank holding company New York Community Bancorp (NYCB). Under the agreement, NYCB’s subsidiary, New York Community Bank, will become a custodian for the company’s stablecoin reserves. Circle...
Kazakhstan Allows Registered Crypto Exchanges to Open Accounts at Local Banks
17.6.2022
Government officials in Kazakhstan have approved regulations that will govern interactions between authorized coin trading platforms and traditional financial institutions. The new rules will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges to have bank accounts in the country. Pilot Project to Develop...