2021-7-12 09:04 |
South Korean banks have begrudgingly extended contracts with local exchanges until September while thorough screening is ongoing
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Barclays, Starling, and Mozo are blocking their customers from transferring money to cryptocurrency platforms like Binance and Swiss Borg. These banks are cracking down on transfers to crypto exchanges in recent weeks by suspending payments to the sector, reported local media.
2021-6-1 17:10 | |
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Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed.
2020-12-11 13:55 | |
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CER Releases Ground-breaking Report Comparing Crypto Exchanges With Traditional Banks Cryptocurrency exchanges play a crucial role in the digital economy. They’re designed to be the banks of the future.
2019-2-21 23:35 | |
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New research from Hacken System’s Crypto Exchange Ranks (CER) shows that traditional banks like JPMorgan and Bank of America dwarf the nascent cryptocurrency exchange industry. Uptown Top Ranking Cryptocurrency exchanges are like the banks of the industry, acting as intermediaries between traders, investors, projects and other stakeholders.
2019-2-21 23:00 | |
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Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange Bitcoin Max finally won its battle to keep its Santander checking account open. The Battle with the Banks Is An Ongoing Saga Working with banks hasn’t been easy for cryptocurrency exchanges and blockchain startups in most parts of the world.
2019-2-12 22:00 | |
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I had the opportunity to participate on a legal panel with David Silver at the Unconfiscatable: Bitcoin Not Blockchain Conference put on by Tone Vays in Las Vegas.
2019-2-7 20:39 | |
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One of the biggest arguments that naysayers of cryptocurrency like to bring against it is the concept of money laundering. A recent report in September last year in the Wall Street Journal indicated that criminals used cryptocurrency exchanges in the laundering of $90 million in the last two years, though much of the report had […]
2019-2-5 17:24 | |
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On September 28, 2018, the Wall Street Journal published a report which claimed that criminals laundered nearly $90 million of proceeds via cryptocurrency exchanges over two years. The piece mainly targeted ShapeShift, a US-based crypto-to-crypto exchange, for facilitating trades without identifying the traders.
2019-2-4 12:16 | |
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B2C2, a cryptocurrency “liquidity provider” and electronic OTC trading magnate, has recently announced that British regulators have given their U. K. -based subsidiary approval to offer the crypto space a new investment derivative.
2019-2-1 20:57 | |
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22 months since Wells Fargo suspended the processing of withdrawals sent by four Taiwanese banks that service Bitfinex, the platform remains among the top 20 exchanges by adjusted volume. While Bitfinex hosted more than $5 billion in trade this past month, the exchange has struggled to establish reliable banking partners, with traders seeking to deposit […] The post Bitfinex Partnered With at Least 6 Different Banks During 2018 appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-1-29 13:00 | |
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Laundering funds with cryptocurrencies in South Korea could soon become a thing of the past if four of the country’s exchanges have their way. According to a local media report, Bithumb, Upbit, Corbit and Coinone have cobbled together to share ‘real-time’ wallet information on any suspicious activity linked to phishing attempts and pyramid schemes.
2019-1-28 20:10 | |
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Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses.
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
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Following the ruling by Chile’s supreme court that a bank can legally close accounts of a crypto exchange, the country’s Court of Defense of Free Competition reaffirmed that banks must reopen crypto exchanges’ accounts.
2019-1-5 07:00 | |
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Following the ruling by Chile’s supreme court that a bank can legally close accounts of a crypto exchange, the country’s Court of Defense of Free Competition reaffirmed that banks must reopen crypto exchanges’ accounts.
2019-1-5 07:00 | |
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Breaking: Chilean Anti-Monopoly Court Rules In Favor Of Local Crypto Exchanges In what can only be considered to be a landmark decision for the global crypto community as a whole, the Chilean anti-monopoly court has recently released an order that “grants protection” to local cryptocurrency exchanges by forcing banks to keep their accounts open— thus […]
2019-1-4 19:21 | |
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Chilean anti-monopoly court rules that local banks must keep crypto exchanges’ accounts open, despite Supreme Court decision
2019-1-4 02:00 | |
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India could be making a U-turn on its directives for cryptocurrencies. Per reports from the New India Express, a second interdisciplinary committee set up by the Indian government is considering making cryptocurrencies legal in the country again but with more stringent rules.
2018-12-28 02:16 | |
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Two major Chilean banks have applied to the anti-monopoly court in order to cancel its decision protecting crypto exchanges
2018-12-22 16:05 | |
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A recent paper report from KPMG, one of the Big Four auditing firms, says this about the cryptoassets industry: “Cryptoassets have potential. But for them to realize this potential, institutionalization is needed.
2018-12-17 20:23 | |
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Chile’s Supreme Court has recently ordered crypto exchange OrionX to close all of its active local bank accounts. This decision comes in wake of another order passed by Chile’s High Court that “guaranteed protection” to Orionx and forced local state-owned bank Banco del Estado to allow the firm to operate freely within the nation. “These […]
2018-12-10 03:16 | |
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As South Korea has come in to the cryptocurrency market, they have been fairly strict about the regulations that exchanges and investors must adhere to. However, as the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has reviewed the local financial institutions, they have found that two major domestic banks are not doing their part in anti-money laundering (AML) […]
2018-12-5 03:28 | |
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A risk assessment report released by the Financial Information Unit (FIU) found banks more vulnerable to money laundering and terrorist financing risks than cryptocurrencies, Business Korea reported.
2018-11-30 01:00 | |
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India might finally release the long-awaited regulatory draft on cryptocurrency before the end of the year. This comes in the midst of the current ban placed by the RBI, barring banks from dealing with cryptocurrency exchanges.
2018-11-20 19:09 | |
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As you may have already heard, India is planning on banning cryptocurrencies. The Indian government does not love cryptos. Everyone who read the news when the government banned banks from having crypto exchanges as clients knows that their instance on the market is far from slightly good. At the moment, nobody is exactly sure how […]
2018-11-16 02:10 | |
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‘Big four’ accounting firm KPMG has just asserted that cryptocurrency assets, like Bitcoin, are simply not ready to be classified as real currencies – and that using Bitcoin as a store of value is a “fool’s errand.
2018-11-15 13:36 | |
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Cryptocurrency users are always looking for convenient solutions when dealing with exchanges. Unfortunately, there are numerous banks preventing users from buying or selling cryptocurrencies in this day and age.
2018-11-9 17:00 | |
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In two separate lawsuits, Federal Courts in Brazil have ordered Banco do Brasil and Banco Santander to reopen the bank accounts of Bitcoin Max cryptocurrency exchange. The banks had initially closed down the accounts of the exchange in September.
2018-11-1 18:24 | |
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The commissioner of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea, Choi Jong-Ku, has reaffirmed that there exists no issues related to compliance and security in the process of banks providing virtual bank accounts to local cryptocurrency exchanges.
2018-11-1 14:09 | |
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India Supreme Court Asks Government For Opinion on Cryptos Within 2 Weeks Recently, the Supreme Court of India has decided to ask the local government for an opinion on the cryptocurrencies and their market amid the fallout that was caused when banks were blocked from providing services to crypto exchanges. Yesterday, October 25, the Supreme […]
2018-10-27 21:45 | |
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Cryptocurrencies, while efficient and highly functional in their interactions with one and other in virtual space, suffer from slow, complicated, and sometimes expensive transition to and from the realms of fiat currency and general consumer transactions.
2018-10-24 12:00 | |
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Initial coin offerings, commonly referred to as ICOs, are the newest trend in crowdfunding. They are mostly used by startup companies. The main reason why they use this revolutionary way of gathering money is that intermediaries such as venture capitalists, banks, and stock exchanges can be avoided.
2018-10-16 16:44 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has warned U. S financial institutions that the Iranian government might be dodging economic sanctions by using cryptocurrencies. The document highlights challenges arising from peer-to-peer virtual currency exchanges and encourages banks to monitor blockchain ledgers for transactions tied to the country.
2018-10-15 15:35 | |
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Indian cryptocurrency exchange Unocoin is launching the country’s first digital assets ATM, even as other nations grapple with stringent regulations and a ban on banks providing services to exchanges.
2018-10-14 18:00 | |
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Since the establishment of the first crypto-to-fiat platform, exchanges have been subject to intense scrutiny from banks, regulators, and most importantly, the consumers and investors themselves. Despite its veteran status in this nascent industry, Bitfinex isn’t exempt from this scrutiny, as a few too many controversies have rocked the Hong Kong-based startup over its near-six-year history.
2018-10-13 15:46 | |
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Most digital exchanges are unregulated and therefore unqualified to safely process cryptocurrency transactions. They don’t employ necessary know-your-customer (KYC) tactics, and roughly $1 billion in digital asset funds have been stolen since the start of 2018.
2018-10-13 23:34 | |
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Life in Venezuela is anything but. Last year, the South American nation of 32 million led the world with 652% inflation and this year the economic turmoil is even worse. As of September 2018, the annual inflation was estimated at 200,000% and International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it could spike to a mindboggling 1,000,000% by December.
2018-10-10 22:30 | |
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Although Canada is widely regarded as a progressive nation when it comes to the acceptance of promising technologies and sectors, this forward-thinking hasn’t stopped local institutions from doing their utmost best to curb the growth and maturation of the Canadian crypto space via exchanges.
2018-10-9 10:50 | |
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Governments in Africa simply cannot stop an idea whose time has come. In Zimbabwe, financial regulators banned cryptocurrency trading, and shut down two exchanges, thinking to have killed the ecosystem, only for Bitcoin to find a new life on Whatsapp.
2018-10-6 22:05 | |
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The government of China and its central bank the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) enforced a strict crypto trading ban in September 2017. Yet, the local cryptocurrency market of the country remains active, with hotels, exchanges, and over-the-counter (OTC) trading platforms supporting digital assets.
2018-9-30 10:00 | |
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Earlier this month, Danske Bank, the biggest bank in Denmark, faced its largest scandal to date for laundering more than $230 billion. Despite the billions of dollars banks launder on a daily basis, critics are still focused on crypto exchanges.
2018-9-29 10:00 | |
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Zebpay is one of India’s top cryptocurrency exchanges and many had expected it to weather the storm that is the currently standing RBI Ban. This ban prevents banks from offering services to any of its customers engaged in crypto trading activities.
2018-9-28 11:33 | |
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Another cryptocurrency heist has shaken Japan. This time, 6. 7 billion yen ($60 million USD) worth of company and user funds have vanished from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange platform Zaif.
2018-9-21 19:30 | |
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CADE, Brazil’s antitrust watchdog, has initiated a probe into several major banks, which are accused of limiting the potential of crypto exchanges and crypto brokers.
2018-9-21 13:43 | |
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Brazil's antitrust watchdog is investigating major banks for potentially collaborating to prevent crypto brokerages from gaining banking services.
2018-9-20 12:00 | |
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Kenya’s central bank has penalized five major commercial banks for handling stolen state funds in the corruption scandal involving the country’s National Youth Service and Ministry of Devolution and Planning.
2018-9-19 15:30 | |
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Thursday 13th September 2018 was when Ripple announced on their website that NCB (National Commercial Bank) of the Kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) has become the latest enterprise customer and joined up with RippleNet and Ripple’s fast growing network of payment providers, virtual asset exchanges, banks etc.
2018-9-14 16:30 | |
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Crypto is an industry which is increasing at an alarming rate. With Bitcoin in the news more now than it ever has and other cryptocurrencies getting more and more interest by public eye, this is a good time for the market.
2018-9-12 18:00 | |
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Seven months ago, the government in Korea brought in a new ‘crypto real-name system’ however, there is only up to 50% of accounts that have been converted into real-name ones, even in the top four cryptocurrency exchanges for Korea.
2018-9-11 13:00 | |
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South Korean banks are reportedly taking measures to limit services for customers who are not using the real-name system. It has been over seven months since the Korean government introduced the crypto real-name system, but only 40-50% of accounts at the country’s top four cryptocurrency exchanges have been converted into real-name ones, according to local […] The post Korean Banks to Limit Services for Crypto Traders Without Real-Name Verification appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-11 10:35 | |
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