State-Run Bank in Switzerland to Launch Crypto Services

Swiss cantonal bank Basler Kantonalbank becomes the first bank in Switzerland to announce its crypto plans.

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Швейцарский банк Basler Kantonalbank начнет работать с криптовалютой

С 2021 г. компания предоставит клиентам возможность хранить цифровые активы и торговать ими через дочернюю структуру, это первый подобный случай в стране. С 2021 г. швейцарский банк Basler Kantonalbank начнет предоставлять услуги по торговле криптовалютой и ее хранению через дочернюю структуру Bank Cler. дальше »

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Ex-Chinese Banking Exec Says CBDCs Will Substitute Cash in Circulation

A former Bank of China executive has shown his support for digital currencies, positioning it as a substitute for cash, widely known in economic circles as M0. Ex-vice president of China’s central bank, Wang Yongli, said that digital currencies should substitute all currencies “as much as possible”. дальше »

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Swiss Bank with $30 Bln Worth of Assets to Provide Crypto Custody and Trading

The first government-controlled Swiss bank will launch Bitcoin custody and trading in 2021 дальше »

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Партнер Ripple Nium объединяет усилия с SBM Bank India

Nium, являющийся партнером Ripple, теперь сотрудничает с SBM Bank India для улучшения денежных переводов. Партнер Ripple Nium подписал документ о сотрудничестве с SBM Bank India, чтобы поддержать местный рынок денежных переводов и расширить его. дальше »

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Former Bank of China VP Backs Digital Yuan As An Accelerator for a ‘Dual Circulation’

A former Vice President of Bank of China has said that replacing the fiat RMB in circulation (M0) with a CBDC is the way to go on monetary policy. Wang Yongli, who is now the director of the Haixia blockchain research institute, shared these sentiments in an article posted on his public WeChat account. This […] дальше »

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XRP Dances Near $0.30 While Ripple?s Partner InstaReM Joins Forces with SBM Bank India

Ripple?s partner InstaReM now collaborates with SBM Bank India to improve remittances, while the third largest coin, XRP, has almost reached $0.30 дальше »

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Huobi объявила о запуске фонда для инвестиций на рынке DeFi

Huobi Group, владелец криптовалютной биржи Huobi, запускает новый фонд для инвестиций на рынке децентрализованных финансов (DeFi). Согласно пресс-релизу, новое подразделение под названием Huobi DeFi Labs возглавит Шарлин Ву, которая ранее работала в инвестиционном отделе China Merchant Bank International (CMBI), филиале одного из крупнейших банков Китая. дальше »

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HSBC Stock Down 5% in Pre-market, HSBC Profits Tank 65% During First Half of 2020

Coinspeaker HSBC Stock Down 5% in Pre-market, HSBC Profits Tank 65% During First Half of 2020The lowering interest loans and rising bad loans in H1 2020 have impacted the bank's profitability to a great extent. дальше »

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Former China Central Bank Exec Pushes for Digital Currencies

Former Bank of China vice president says digital currencies can be a substitute for cash on circulation.

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People Using Cash-Savings to Load Up on Bitcoin as Protection in a Record Low-Interest Rate World

The 10-year Treasury note yield fell to its record low stretches, not seen in 234 years, according to Deutsche bank. “The U.S. has been through depressions, deflations, wars, restrictive gold standard regimes, market crashes and many other major events and never before have we seen yields so low back to when the Founding Fathers formed […] дальше »

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Japan: Central Bank’s Top Economist to Lead Department Researching CBDC

Japan continues to intensify efforts in its proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) project as the country’s central bank has appointed its top economist to oversee the department conducting research on CBDC. дальше »

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Putin Approves Cryptocurrency Bill, Stopping Russians From Using Bitcoin for Payments

On Friday, Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, signed one of the two digital assets bills into law, Russian media outlet RIA reports. The new law was passed by Russia’s parliament, Duma, last week and states that firms can provide virtual securities on blockchain platforms provided they are well registered with the country’s central bank, Bank of […] дальше »

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Russian Bitcoin Ban: Putin Outlaws Crypto as a Payment Means

Crypto as a payment means will become illegal in Russia as from 2021, following the signing of a bill into law by President Vladimir Putin. The move serves as a middle ground between the central bank’s clamor to make crypto transactions illegal and the more moderate wishes of crypto proponents in the country. дальше »

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Bitcoin News Roundup for July 31, 2020

With the dollar dropping to its lowest level since May 2018 and a reshuffle in Japan's central bank, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back. дальше »

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Bank of England Taps Accenture to Update Real-Time Gross Settlement Service to Support CBDCs

The Bank of England (BoE) has appointed an Irish tech consultancy giant, Accenture, to assist in the renewal program for its Real-Time Gross Settlement Service (RTGS). We can today announce that @AccentureUK is the Technology Delivery Partner for the RTGS Renewal Programme https://t. дальше »

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Bank of Japan (BoJ) Appoints its Top Economist as the New Head to Oversee Digital Yen

The top economist of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has been appointed as head of department overseeing research on central bank digital currencies (CBDC), as the central bank steps its efforts to join the race to embrace financial innovation. дальше »

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The Bank of England Picks Accenture to Build Its Innovative Payments System 

The Bank of England (BofE) has announced that it has chosen Accenture for the renewal and revamping of the nation’s Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system which processes a massive GBP 685 billion daily. дальше »

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Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of Digital Yen Initiative

The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks. дальше »

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Tech's Antitrust Issues Flare Up on Both Sides of the New ‘Cold War,’ Report

At the request of the People’s Bank of China, Beijing could soon probe its digital payments monopolies, sources claim.

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Bank of Japan Appoints Top Economist to Head Up CBDC Research Team

The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace. дальше »

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Bank of Japan Expands CBDC Research, Appoints New Digital Payments Director

The central bank of Japan has appointed a senior economist to lead the department overseeing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced on Friday that senior bank official Kazushige Kamiyama will now be heading the payments and settlement department and managing CBDC research, Reuters reported. дальше »

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Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low

Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2. 1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end of the year. дальше »

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Philippines Central Bank Governor Confirms Interest in Launching A Digital Currency

The central bank of the Philippines, otherwise known as Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), expresses its interest in launching its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a story first covered on Bloomberg, the governor of BSP, Benjamin Diokno, stated the country had formed a research committee on the possible launch of digital currency. The […] дальше »

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UAE Brings KYC Blockchain Platform for Customer Data Sharing

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has launched its Know Your Customer (KYC) blockchain platform for the exchange of verified customer data. Dubai Economy and the country’s government-owned bank, Emirates NBD, announced a nationwide blockchain-based data platform on Tuesday. дальше »

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Major Investment Bank Oppenheimer Bullish on Bitcoin, Highlights Instead of Gold

U. S. investment bank Oppenheimer’s analyst says gold is “extended” and has “run up a bit,” bringing attention to bitcoin instead. He sees the cryptocurrency reversing its downtrend from the $20K peak, benefiting from the dollar’s weakness. дальше »

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Bank of England Building Payments Network to Support a Potential Digital Pound

CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England's new settlement system is being built so it can be forwards compatible with a digital currency. дальше »

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Ripple?s Partner Accenture Picked by Bank of England to Create New World Class Payment Service

Bank of England has chosen Ripple?s partner Accenture to build a new real time settlement service on the basis of RTGS дальше »

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US Bank Regulator: Dollars on Blockchain ‘Better Than Central Bank Monopoly on the Payments System’

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks points to existing stablecoin projects as an example for U.S. payments infrastructure. дальше »

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Philippines’ Central Bank Is latest to Explore a Central Bank Digital Currency

The Central Bank of the Philippines is the latest on the list of countries to exclusively express their interest in developing a central bank digital currency. Benjamin Diokno, the Governor of Philippines’ central bank announced the news today, during the launch of NGC (New Generation Currency) banknotes in a virtual conference. He said that the […] дальше »

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Japan’s Central Bank to Prioritize the Development and Potential Issuance of the Digital Yen

News has surfaced that the Japanese Central Bank will now focus their efforts on the development of the digital Yen. This is a there is growing concern that China might beat them by issuing the CBDC first. дальше »

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Cypherium to Assist China in Advancing Blockchain City Infrastructure

Suzhou City, one of major cities that successfully piloted China’s central bank digital currency, signed a MoU with the Cypherium blockchain platform. дальше »

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Philippines Central Bank Becomes the Latest to Consider Issuing a CBDC

The Philippine central bank has confirmed in a virtual briefing that it has formed a committee to look into issuing a digital currency. дальше »

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Deutsche Bank Records Impressive Q2 Earnings in Wake of Restructuring and COVID-19 Pandemic

Coinspeaker Deutsche Bank Records Impressive Q2 Earnings in Wake of Restructuring and COVID-19 PandemicDeutsche Bank released its Q2 earnings today, the figures outperformed expectations. дальше »

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The Central Bank of the Philippines Set to Conduct CBDC Trial Run

The central bank of the Philippines is looking into issuing and implementing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has created a team of experts to look into the feasibility and policy implications of issuing a CBDC. дальше »

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Philippines Eye Issuing Its Own Crypto Following Japan, China and Other Major Countries

The central bank of the Philippines is taking steps to study the issuing of its own digital currency, following other large countries, including Japan and China дальше »

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Cambodians Still Waiting on Central Bank Digital Currency

Somewhat behind schedule, Cambodia’s banks are readying themselves for a forthcoming national blockchain-based currency.

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Digital Yen Now ‘Top Priority’ for Japan Central Bank, Says Senior Official

The comments mark a shift in priority for Japan as it seeks to counter the economic threat from regional rival China. дальше »

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Cambodia’s Project Bakong CBDC Set for Roll Out in the Next Few Months

Cambodia’s central bank is getting set to launch the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in conjunction with almost a dozen commercial banks. APAC nations continue to develop sovereign digital currencies mainly to challenge U. дальше »

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Russia’s Central Bank Keeps Insisting That Crypto Is ‘Criminal’

Russia’s central bank argues that crypto purchases are not considered an investment.

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Goldman Sachs Warns US Dollar Risks Losing World Reserve Currency Status, Gold and Bitcoin Soar

Goldman Sachs has warned that the U. S. dollar may lose its status as the world’s reserve currency. The investment bank is bullish on gold as fears over governments debasing their fiat currencies grow and real interest rates are pushed to all-time lows. дальше »

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Italian banks develop blockchain for bank transactions

A huge 85% of Italian banks have adopted blockchain as a solution for interbank...

The post Italian banks develop blockchain for bank transactions appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Mastercard Exec Reportedly Linked to Suspect Transactions at Cyprus Bank

Wirecard has been implicated in a new report on alleged criminal activities by a Mastercard executive operating at the FBME bank in Cyprus. дальше »

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Digital Bank Revolut Adds Stellar to List of Supported Cryptocurrencies

Users will now be able to buy and sell XLM on Revolut’s platform, the fintech firm announced Tuesday. дальше »

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Private Sector Could Bring Value to Future CBDC Launches, Says IMF Official

A director at the IMF has spoken of the value the private sector could bring to central bank digital currencies, should they be adopted by nations. дальше »

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Silvergate’s Bitcoin-Backed Lending Product Grew 80% in the Last Quarter

Silvergate Bank continued to add a steady drip of crypto customers in Q2 2020 but its issuance of bitcoin-collateralized loans is what stood out. дальше »

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First Mover: Bitcoin at Last Passes $10K, but Why Has It Struggled While Gold Shone?

It's a tricky thing to explain why bitcoin has been underperforming as central bank money printing helps drive gold to a new record.  дальше »

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Ripple: SBI Remit сотрудничает с Michinoku Bank

SBI Remit, партнер Ripple, объявил о сотрудничестве с Michinoku Bank, чтобы облегчить оплату труда около 4000 иностранных работников. Компания SBI Remit, партнер Ripple, объявила о сотрудничестве с Michinoku Bank, чтобы облегчить оплату труда около 4000 иностранных работников. Большинство работников, которым... дальше »

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$5 Million Worth of Bitcoin From Bitfinex’s 2016 Hack Just Moved

While the winnings of a bank heist can be hard to track, it’s a different story for Bitcoin and crypto hacks. Unless hackers use mixing and privacy technologies, the coins they steal from exchanges and individuals can be tracked through the blockchain. дальше »

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Bank of Lithuania Launches Nem Blockchain-Based ‘LBCOIN’

The Bank of Lithuania has officially released its NEM blockchain-based collector token dubbed ‘LBCOIN’. The launch commemorates Lithuania’s Act of Independence of 1918. LBCOIN consists of six digital tokens and one physical collector coin. дальше »

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