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Ripple CEO: Even the Banking Goliaths Will Have to Embrace Crypto, Blockchain Innovation
20.5.2019
Ripple’s CEO has argued that the biggest banks have a strong reason to embrace crypto and blockchain innovation, despite the apparent threat it poses to their current oligopoly
Dutch Bank ABN AMRO Abandons Wallie Custodial Bitcoin Wallet Citing Risk Concerns
20.5.2019
Plans to launch a custodial bitcoin wallet dubbed “Wallie” has been abandoned by Dutch bank ABN AMRO because of risk concerns
My Bank Account Was Frozen for Bitcoin – And It Only Made Me Love Crypto More
19.5.2019
The guy who coined the term "hodl" has a real bitcoin story that only made his interest in the technology stronger
Circle Releases Another Attestation Report on Stablecoin USDC’s USD Reserves
18.5.2019
The latest third-party audit of its USD-pegged stablecoin USD Coin has been published by Goldman Sachs-backed crypto finance startup Circle
Russian Sberbank Demands Client Provide Data on Cryptocurrency Revenue
18.5.2019
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank is making a client disclose information about their cryptocurrency revenue and details of their mining farms
European Central Bank: Crypto Does Not Have Tangible Impact on Real Economy
17.5.2019
In a recent report, the European Central bank claimed that crypto has no tangible impact on economic developments and monetary policy
Banks Fined $1.2 Billion For Forex Discrepancies, “Long Bitcoin, Short The Bankers” Proven Again
17.5.2019
Famous crypto analyst and news editor Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano tweeted on Monday that multiple banks have been fined for approximately $1.2 billion. The tweet comes after reports surfaced stating that four giant banks, RBS, Barclays, Citigroup, and JPMorgan, have been fined by...
Report: Top Banks Alleged to Be Investing $50 Million in Digital Cash Settlement Project
17.5.2019
Some of the world’s leading banks are allegedly currently investing around $50 million to build a blockchain-based digital cash system for transaction settlement, sources claim
World Bank Leads Secondary Market Phase of Bond-I Blockchain Bond
16.5.2019
The World Bank and Commonwealth Bank have successfully enabled secondary market trading of a blockchain bond
Reserve CEO Predicts Central Banks Will Tokenize, Still Room for Stablecoins
15.5.2019
The CEO of Reserve thinks central banks will tokenize, but lack of privacy in spending will draw businesses and wealthy persons to alternative stablecoin services
Bank of America CTO Catherine Bessant: We Haven’t Found a Blockchain Use Case in Finance
15.5.2019
Bank of America has yet to find blockchain use cases for the financial services sector, according to the bank’s CTO, Catherine Bessant
Crypto Prime Dealer SFOX Partners With New York Bank to Offer New FDIC Protection
15.5.2019
SFOX crypto traders will now have access to insurance through the U.S. government’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) worth up to $250,000
Crypto Custodians Foresee Growth in Partnerships with Traditional Custodians
15.5.2019
Panel of crypto custodians say collaboration between traditional and crypto custodians benefits all sides and will continue to grow
Three French Banks Join R3 Corda Blockchain-Based Loans Platform
14.5.2019
Three major French banks, BNP Paribas, Natixis, and Societe Generale, join Corda blockchain-based syndicated loans platform
Major Brazilian Bank Brodesco Joins R3 Corda-Powered Global Trade Finance Network
14.5.2019
Prominent Brazlian bank Banco Bradesco has become the latest institution to join R3’s Marco Polo international blockchain network for trade finance
Paxos Now Allows for Instantaneously Redeeming Unlimited Amounts of PAX for USD
13.5.2019
PAX stablecoin tokens can now be instantly redeemed for U.S. dollars, the company announced
Crypto Wallet Abra Adds In-App Support for ‘Thousands’ of US Banks
10.5.2019
Crypto wallet Abra now let users connect to “thousands” of U.S. banks. It's also added withdrawals for all 30 supported cryptos
Binance-Backed Crypto Bank Appoints Deutsche Bank Executive as New CEO
10.5.2019
Binance-backed crypto bank Founders Bank appointed former Deutsche Bank executive Kenan Altunis as its new CEO
Nordic Banking Giant Nordea Opens Blockchain Trading Platform to More Clients
10.5.2019
Nordea is now allowing small and medium-sized enterprises to use its blockchain platform we.trade
JPMorgan Continues to Explore Blockchain for Cross-Border Payments, Having Signed 220 Banks Worldwide Along the Way
25.4.2019
Although JPM Coin has been widely criticized by the community, the U.S. banking giant continues to explore blockchain and, more importantly, find use cases for it