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Today in Crypto: Toniq Launches ‘First Ordinals-Specific NFT Marketplace Built on Bitcoin L2’, Neobank Brighty Reveals European B2B Platform Brighty Business
29.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / sipgus Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ NFT news Toniq, a company building professional tools and services on the decentralized web, today announced the launch...
Santander appoints crypto custodian Taurus to safeguard Bitcoin, Ether: Report
29.11.2023
An unconfirmed report suggests Taurus will provide crypto custodial services to Spanish fin-serv giant Banco Santander
Crypto Firms That Act Like Banks Should Be Regulated Like Them, ECB Official Says
29.11.2023
But supervision of bank-like crypto firms could be a pain for regulators, said Andrea Enria, chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank
European Banking Authority Launches New Consultation on Crypto Travel Rule
28.11.2023
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has recently launched a new consultation process concerning implementing the so-called travel rule for cryptocurrency transactions. The institution is seeking feedback on the defined procedures that crypto assets service providers (CASPs) must complete...
Artificial Intelligence Technology Brings Benefits, Risks to Banking: Bank of America
21.11.2023
AI has the potential to improve productivity and enhance bank returns, the report said
Centralized Provider Problem Causes Nationwide Digital Payment Meltdown in Spain: Users Turn to Crypto and Cash
21.11.2023
A problem with Redsys, a third-party platform used in all of Spain, caused a meltdown for almost all of the digital payment options in the country, leaving citizens without means of payment for hours. The incident left stores without the possibility of using credit and debit cards for receiving...
Canadian Regulator Seeks Feedback on Disclosure Rules for Bank Crypto Exposures
21.11.2023
The country hopes to align local requirements with those proposed by international banking regulators
Canadian regulator seeks feedback on crypto asset exposure disclosure requirements
20.11.2023
The Canadian Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions is following a Basel model for its disclosure requirements
Santander offers Bitcoin, ETH trading for Swiss account holders: Report
20.11.2023
High-net-worth individuals of Santander Private Banking International will have access to trade BTC and ETH, according to a report claiming access to a leaked internal communication
Who is the new OpenAI CEO Emmet Shear?
20.11.2023
Three days after OpenAI abruptly fired its longtime CEO Sam Altman it announced its new CEO Emmett Shear who co-founded the video streaming platform Twitch
Hashing It Out: How Web3 is causing an evolution of traditional finance
16.11.2023
Sarah Clark, the CEO of E-Gates, believes that traditional finance needs to adopt features of decentralized finance as part of an evolution instead of seeing it as a revolution
Today in Crypto: SC Ventures’ Platform to Enable First-Ever Tokenized Singapore Dollar Government Bond Fund, Pundi X Reveals ‘Pay via Email’ Feature
14.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / Alex Yeung Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Banking news SC Ventures, the innovation, fintech investment, and venture arm of banking giant Standard Chartered...
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...
Today in Crypto: opBNB Becomes 2nd Most Popular L2 per DAU, Ripple Reveals Upgraded Ripple Payments, Bitwala Relaunches With Striga’s Help
8.11.2023
Source: AdobeStock / JeanLuc Get your daily, bite-sized digest of crypto and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s news. __________ Blockchain news BNB Chain’s Layer 2, opBNB, has experienced on-chain growth and became the second most popular L2...
German Banking Giant DZ Bank Launches Crypto Custody Platform
8.11.2023
One of the largest banks in Germany by total assets, DZ Bank, has launched a crypto custody platform. Additionally, the bank disclosed that alongside its solution for institutional customers, it is working on “an offer that allows private customers to invest directly...
Fiat on-ramps, banking partners crucial for institutional Web3 adoption - European Blockchain Convention
7.11.2023
Prominent fiat payment rail services and neobanking platforms are becoming a catalyst to address institutional mistrust in the cryptocurrency sector
Fiat on-ramps, banking partners crucial for institutional Web3 adoption - European Blockchain Convention
7.11.2023
Prominent fiat payment rail services and neobanking platforms are becoming a catalyst to address institutional mistrust in the cryptocurrency sector
Today in Crypto: Xapo Bank Enables Non-US Members to Invest $10 in S&P 100 Stocks, Nym Technologies Reveals NymVPN Upcoming Launch and Info
2.11.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. __________ Investment news Bitcoin and stablecoin custodian and licensed private bank Xapo Bank announced the launch of a new Stocks...
Swiss Bank SGKB Partners with SEBA for Crypto Custody and Trading Services
2.11.2023
Switzerland’s fifth largest cantonal bank, St.Galler Kantonalbank (SGKB), has partnered with SEBA Bank to offer custody and trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum. SGKB announced that the service is initially available to a select group of wealth-management clients at SGKB with future...
TradFi gets crypto boost: Renegade joins Cointelegraph Accelerator
2.11.2023
Cointelegraph Accelerator welcomes Web3-friendly fintech platform Renegade to its program