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Spanish fin-serv giant Banco Santander has reportedly selected digital asset management firm Taurus to safeguard its Swiss clients’ Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).On Nov. 20, Santander Private Banking International’s Swiss private banking unit rolled out a new Bitcoin and Ether trading serv ...

Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) has opened a consultation period on crypto asset disclosure requirements for federally regulated financial institutions (FRFIs). The consultation was foreseen in the 2023 federal budget, but its timing is tied to a simil ...

The international arm of Spanish lender Banco Santander has reportedly rolled out a new service, allowing clients with Swiss accounts to invest in and trade Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH).According to a report from Coindesk claiming access to a leaked internal communication, high-net-worth ...

As decentralized finance grows in popularity, many wonder what the future holds for traditional finance (TradFi). In episode 37 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast, Elisha Owusu Akyaw talks to Sarah Clark, the CEO of E-Gates, about how TradFi plans to compete and collaborate with the W ...

The overlap between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies has become more pronounced in the last few years, with some online crypto services offering Visa-backed cards supporting crypto payments. However, the infrastructure gap between traditional banking and crypto is barely narrowing. ...

Multinational banking firm JPMorgan has rolled out a programmable payment feature for institutional users of its private blockchain platform JPM Coin.Naveen Mallela, who heads up JP Morgan’s bank-led blockchain platform Onyx, shared details of the new functionality on LinkedIn via an initi ...

Fiat payment rails and neobanking services are becoming a vital cog in driving mainstream adoption and acceptance of the wider cryptocurrency space, according to key industry figures at the intersection of traditional finance and Web3.Executives from OpenPayd, Ramp Network and Damex unpack ...

Fiat payment rails and neobanking services are becoming a vital cog in driving mainstream adoption and acceptance of the wider cryptocurrency space, according to key industry figures at the intersection of traditional finance and Web3.Executives from OpenPayd, Ramp Network and Damex unpack ...

As the crypto industry continues to grow, it becomes increasingly intertwined with traditional finance (TradFi) to the benefit of end users. TradFi is notoriously slow, inefficient and expensive. International wire transfers, which take days and double-digit dollar fees in most cases, are a perfe ...

Artificial intelligence, more specifically its abbreviation “AI,” was crowned word of the year for 2023 in the Collins dictionary, one of the world’s earliest English-language dictionary publishers.The Collins dictionary defines AI as “the modeling of human mental functions by computer pro ...

A cutting-edge crypto platform says it offers all the advantages of centralized exchanges in a noncustodial environment. Changex offers seamless on and off-ramps to fiat, effortless purchases via bank transfers and debit cards, and cross-chain swaps for speedy conversions between digital a ...

The Inspector General’s Office (OIG) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the independent United States government body that provides deposit insurance to commercial and savings banks, has published an evaluation report on the corporation’s crypto asset risk strategy. ...

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a consultation paper on Oct. 17, proposing to make it compulsory for banks to disclose their crypto exposure. The Basel Committee comprises central banks and financial authorities from 28 ju ...

Cryptocurrencies offer several advantages to traditional money, including lower costs, faster transfers, and decentralized systems that do not collapse at a single point of failure. Despite these benefits, many people don’t consider digital currencies practical for everyday use. Moreover, ...

Fraudsters in Ireland prefer targeting traditional banking customers instead of cryptocurrency investors amid a two-year-long bear market.The frequency of cryptocurrency scams is often directly proportional to the hype and profits around the ecosystem at a given time. It appears that the o ...

Recent data paints a vivid picture of the global banking landscape, revealing the substantial withdrawals from bank accounts over the past year. The Federal Reserve of St. Louis reports that U.S. banks experienced a remarkable $605 billion in deposit outflows within a single year. Meanwhile, S&am ...

Bitcoin (BTC) has been on a bull run for the past six months or so and the market is yet to respond — but it will in around six to 12 months, according to BitMEX co-founder and former CEO Arthur Hayes.In a Sept. 5 keynote speech at Korea Blockchain Week, Hayes argued Bitcoin’s bull run beg ...

Decentralized finance (DeFi) gave birth to a wide range of financial services that aim to challenge what traditional finance (TradFi) offers. However, the user experience persists as a major issue hindering the widespread adoption of DeFi apps and solutions. For years, the DeFi ecosystem has been ...

The Hong Kong arm of crypto-friendly Swiss bank SEBA Bank has received in-principle approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) allowing it to deal in virtual assets.On Aug. 30, SEBA Hong Kong said its in-principle approved license would allow it to operate with cry ...

Crypto-assets and their related activities present key risks to the United States banking system and warrant closer supervision, warns a leading U.S. financial regulator. For the first time, cryptocurrency was given a dedicated section in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s a ...

Australia’s Bendigo Bank has become the fourth major bank in the country to announce blocks for “high-risk crypto payments,” citing the need to protect customers from investment scams.The bank said on July 31 it implemented new rules on instant payments to crypto exchanges which adds “some ...

The ongoing crisis surrounding the U.S. banking system struck again as Heartland Tri-State Bank of Elkhart was closed on July 29 by the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) taking control. On July 31, the four branches of ...

The United States banking advocacy group, the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), has backed the legislation of vocal crypto critic Senator Elizabeth Warren, calling for digital assets to fall under its own set of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) laws.According to a July 28 Bloomberg report, Warr ...

Shares in PacWest bank flash crashed by 27% on July 25 only to quickly recover in after-hours trading on the news it had merged with the Banc of California.PacWest Bancorp (PACW) stock slumped from $10.33 to $7.50 in late trading on July 25, sparking concern among the finance and crypto co ...

As people become accustomed to traditional, online-only banking, crypto innovators are building decentralized solutions that could radically change everyday finance.A quick Google search of the term “neobank” will bring up the 2007–2009 crisis for a good reason. In the aftermath of ...

The British government is reportedly set to announce measures that could see banks stripped of their license if they choose to debank customers due to their political views. A July 20 report from The Times said the United Kingdom’s government is considering tighter conditions on ...

Myanmar’s first entirely crypto-based banking institution has announced a soft launch for July 22 — a move that could see the country’s shadow government given greater access to financial services and funding.The Spring Development Bank is named after the Spring Revolution, the opposition ...

Asset tokenization has long been regarded as one of the most compelling applications of blockchain technology. Back in June 2019, the United States investment banking giant BNY Mellon declared it has the potential to “dramatically change the dynamic” for investors and u ...

The price of Cardano (ADA) has soared in the past 24 hours as traders assess the impact of Ripple's legal win on the broader cryptocurrency market."ADA isn't a security"On July 14, ADA price rose 6% to $0.379, its highest level in over a month, only to pare some of those gains ...

The United States Federal Reserve ’s emergency fund for embattled banks has seen its highest level of distressed asset redemptions since its inception three months ago.The emergency lending program — known as the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) — was introduced ...

The American central bank has determined that all 23 of the country’s largest banks would be able to survive a severe recession following its “stress tests.”The report issued on June 28 also showed relative weakness among the midsize and regional banks, however, the stress test only requir ...

HSBC files metaverse and NFT patentsBritish banking institution HSBC filed a series of metaverse and nonfungible token (NFT)-related trademark applications. A June 12 filing to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) show the bank’s trademarks including meta ...

The European Union signed the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations into law on May 31, making way for the landmark regulatory guidance on crypto assets and service providers to come into effect.First drafted in 2020, the EU’s regulatory package will govern the issuance and sco ...

Custodia Bank took a step forward in its legal battle against the Federal Reserve, as a Wyoming federal judge denied dismissal motions from both the Fed and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.The digital asset bank sued the Federal Reserve in June 2022, claiming an “unlawful delay” in ...

Commonwealth Bank (CBA), the largest bank in Australia, has said it will decline or temporarily hold certain payments to cryptocurrency exchanges, citing the risk of scammers. The move comes amid two major global exchanges facing a lawsuit from the United States securities regulator and is ...

In this era of global economies, where cross-cultural exchanges and international transactions are increasingly common, the demand for efficient and accessible cross-border money transfers has reached new heights of importance. Whilst traditional remittance providers have long dominated th ...

What do progressive Democrats, Republican national security hawks and Wall Street traders have in common? They are all apparently enlisting in United States Senator Elizabeth Warren’s “anti-crypto army.” The progressive senator’s reported alliance with Marc Cohodes, a Wall Street short-seller who ...

Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its stablecoin issuance platform “Progmat Coin” will soon be used by Japanese banks to launch Yen-pegged stablecoins on several public blockchains.Japanese banks have recently outlined intentions to either look into or launc ...

They previously introduced the Ultimate crypto wallet And are preparing a Euro stablcoin The German startup Unstoppable Finance launches Europe's first fully regulated DeFi bank and its own stablcoin. The Berlin-based cryptocompany has been working on the mass ...

The bank is now exploring different strategies In the meantime, the BTC chart has responded by rising We wrote yesterday that a new banking panic is brewing in the U.S.. Pacwest and Western Alliance could cause it. Shares of these two banks were down about 50 per ...

Financial Services Committee members demand access to internal correspondence They suspect that operation "Choke Point 2.0" has been launched against the cryptocurrency business The FDIC, OCC and Fed have previously repeatedly hinted to banks that links to this se ...

JPMorgan Report: Cryptocurrency Exchanges Could Benefit from Banking Crisis JPMorgan's latest report suggests that the recent collapse of three banks - Silvergate, Signature, and Silicon Valley - could present an opportunity for some cryptocurrency exchanges. The report highlights that since t ...

Johan Van Overtveldt, the former Belgian Finance Minister and representative of the right-wing political party ECR in the European Parliament, has recently made headlines by urging EU authorities to immediately ban cryptocurrencies. The politician drew a comparison between cryptocurrencies and dr ...

Bloomberg reports that following the recent collapse of US banks that were favorable to cryptocurrencies, the operator of the fifth largest stablecoin worldwide, TUSD, has transferred $1 billion in assets to the Bahamas. Archblock, which manages approximately $2 billion in reserves to back the Tr ...

Xapo, the cryptocurrency bank, has joined forces with Lightspark to bring Bitcoin payments to its platform using the Lightning Network. According to the CEO of Xapo, Seamus Rocca, this partnership will enable the bank to be the very first licensed private bank to provide payments using the Lightn ...