2025-12-10 22:45 |
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency [OCC] has confirmed that U. S. national banks may legally conduct “riskless principal” transactions in crypto-assets. This extends existing brokeraThe post U. origin »
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Bitcoin Magazine OCC Confirms Banks Can Act as Intermediaries in Crypto Transactions The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) clarified today that national banks may conduct crypto-related “riskless principal” transactions.
2025-12-10 22:22 | |
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Bolivia lifts its ban on cryptocurrencies, enabling banks to conduct crypto transactions amid economic struggles.
2024-6-29 19:26 | |
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The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has partnered with blockchain oracle Chainlink and several prominent banking institutions in the United States to conduct a successful pilot aimed at accelerating the tokenization of funds.
2024-5-17 04:00 | |
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s recent anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist funding (AML/CTF) efforts have focused heavily on crypto. The UK Treasury said in a May 1 report that the FCA considers crypto firms — like retail and wholesale banks and wealth management firms — to be “particularly vulnerable” to financial crime and at the […] The post UK sharpens focus on crypto regulation in latest anti-money laundering report appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2024-5-2 23:32 | |
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The Bank for International Settlements alongside the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland tested out using wholesale CBDC to conduct cross border trading.
2023-9-28 13:03 | |
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According to an Aug. 22 Wall Street Journal report, Binance continues to process transactions for at least five Russian lenders blacklisted by Western powers Per the report, Russian customers are able to conduct peer-to-peer trading on Binance, using any of the five Russian lenders, including Tinkoff Bank and Rosbank, to settle payments.
2023-8-23 21:30 | |
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HSBC and Nationwide Building Society have become the latest major banks in the United Kingdom to impose a ban on their customers’ crypto purchases, according to Bloomberg. The move follows a notice from British regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), citing crypto as a high-risk investment.
2023-3-3 13:17 | |
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The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has handed out guidance to regulated banks that wish to engage in activities related to cryptocurrencies. DFS has provided these banks with a checklist of submission requirements for the state regulator seeking to conduct businesses in crypto.
2022-12-18 21:00 | |
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Private banks could be required to conduct risk assessments on case-by-case basis.
2022-3-11 19:38 | |
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Most companies in the United States and other Western nations are no longer allowed to conduct business or exchange money with Russian banks.
2022-3-5 16:19 | |
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US regulators have released a blueprint to guide the conduct of cryptocurrency market participants in 2022. The guidelines place a focus on banks as they look to provide cryptocurrency offerings to their clients.
2021-11-28 17:57 | |
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Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken’s wholly-owned subsidiary Crypto Facilities has obtained an MLR license from the UK Finance regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). This means the company is now compliant with money laundering regulations in the country and that it is following the same standards as required by FCA from the banks.
2021-11-16 18:18 | |
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“Crypto is the new shadow bank,” says Senator Elizabeth Warren, who says regulators should consider banning the banks in the US from holding cash deposits backing up stablecoins to effectively end the growing market.
2021-9-6 15:24 | |
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OnlyFans is banning porn in an attempt to protect its partnerships with banks and payments providers. On Thursday, the special media platform announced that it will still allow creators to post nude posts and videos provided they’re consistent with OnlyFans’ policy, but not “sexually explicit conduct” with effect from October 1, 2021.
2021-8-20 19:08 | |
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The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has set out to examine the risks associated with cryptocurrency investments. The regulator is going to conduct a dedicated study with the participation of major banks and payment processors operating in the Russian market.
2021-7-3 02:00 | |
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FinClusive has partnered with Stellar so banks can seamlessly conduct cross-border payments, while Stellar offers a solution to avoid high ETH fees for sending USDC
2021-3-4 15:50 | |
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Fresh from enacting its ban on the sale of crypto derivatives to retail traders, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued new warnings about crypto investments to consumers. Meanwhile, commercial banks in the country are adopting a more anti-cryptocurrency stance refusing to accept deposits from virtual currency sources even as the government appears setRead More
2021-1-11 20:00 | |
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has announced that U.S. national banks can participate in node verification networks and use stablecoins to conduct payment activities
2021-1-6 14:01 | |
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Countries around the world have shown great interest in developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), with a good number of central banks already in the process of creating digital versions of their national currencies.
2020-10-25 18:34 | |
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They’re following other central banks, including the European Central Bank, into studying virtual currencies.
2020-10-4 01:00 | |
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the 138-year old Japanese central bank, has announced plans to carry out a technical feasibility study for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank says it intends to carry out a proof of concept (PoC), while also collaborating with other central banks and relevant agencies to reach the bestRead MoreRead More.
2020-7-4 21:00 | |
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Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody activities in its home country, Germany. The providers of such services in the Federal Republic are now recognized as financial institutions.
2020-3-14 21:25 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulatory body tasked with overseeing the country’s financial markets, has clarified its stance on crypto assets, stating which tokens it’s responsible for.
2019-7-31 16:12 | |
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Union Bank in the Philippines, funded by Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has launched a stablecoin with the ticker PHX. In doing so, Union Bank has become the first bank in the country to conduct transactions via a blockchain.
2019-7-26 13:00 | |
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Blockchain has been making a buzz for quite some time now and the ‘distributed ledger blockchain’ has been widely talked about by banks. Many of the banks and financial institutions have set up innovation labs to conduct proof of concepts to be able to harness the modern day technology around blockchain. Remittance is a fund […]
2019-5-16 20:55 | |
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U. S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York has charged two individuals for providing “shadow banking” services to crypto exchanges. According to a statement by Geoffrey S.
2019-5-2 23:54 | |
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Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to mean different things for different people.
2019-2-18 18:30 | |
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Six commercial banks operating in the UAE and Saudi Arabia have joined a currency project that aims to conduct cross-border transactions using crypto. Argaam, a major financial news portal in Saudi Arabia, first revealed the news.
2019-2-5 21:44 | |
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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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For nearly a decade, participants in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space have operated in a regulatory compliance gray zone. Recent developments — at both the federal and international levels — signal that the time for plausible deniability or unregulated freedom is coming to an end and more traditional regulations are moving to the forefront.
2018-12-3 19:20 | |
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On November 16, 2018, the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a public statement clarifying its intent to regulate activities involving the issuance and trading of digital assets.
2018-11-21 01:44 | |
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Post-trade market infrastructure giant DTCC has initiated the testing phase to re-platform its credit derivatives on distributed ledger technology (DLT) and cloud. The trial will include the participation of 15 of the world’s largest global banks, which will conduct structured user acceptance tests to validate the interaction between systems, firms and other market infrastructure providers.
2018-11-8 03:30 | |
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USDD – The world's first dollar-backed and interest-bearing stable coin, with interest payments every 24 hours, will be officially released on October 31st by 55 Global Markets. The USDD value is 100% supported by a US dollar reserve, funds are held in trust for the benefit of tokenholders by PrimeTrust as trustee, a third-party trust company that has relationships with major US banks.
2018-10-26 12:30 | |
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Japanese Fintech heavyweight SBI Holdings plans to launch a Ripple-powered mobile payment application called MoneyTap. In a tweet shared with his followers, Takashi Okita, CEO of SBI Ripple Asia shared the web page of the new payment application, which promises to offer "easy bank transfer application" without fees.
2018-9-15 22:03 | |
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As we reported on July 19, 2018, Bermuda is determined to establish itself as the leading jurisdiction for fintech entrepreneurs, in particular those involved in initial coin offerings (ICOs), digital assets and virtual currencies.
2018-8-23 23:03 | |
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned banks that cybercriminals are poised to carry out an “ATM cash-out,” an operation that gives thieves access to untold sums of money by bypassing security measures on an ATM.
2018-8-14 00:24 | |
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A report from the Wall Street Journal today revealed Facebook was attempting to gain detailed financial information from its users’ banks. Oof, in how many languages can I say “no?” According to the Journal, Facebook has approached the likes of Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase, and Citigroup with an eye toward partnership.
2018-8-7 02:45 | |
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Five major banks from each BRICS member state have agreed to conduct a joint study of blockchain tech implementation
2018-7-27 02:34 | |
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“We have nothing to hide,” says Tory Reiss, VP of corporate development at TrustToken. Like the market’s most popular stablecoin, Tether, TrustToken's TrueUSD is fiat-collateralized.
2018-7-26 18:55 | |
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Coinome hailed as India’s ‘safest exchange’, announced recently that they will be launching new trading pairs for XRP. This comes after the Reserve Bank of India asked financial institutions to not conduct transactions with cryptocurrency exchanges.
2018-7-7 04:07 | |
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A group of European banks announced that they have completed a series of cross-border financial trades through a jointly developed blockchain platform. According to an announcement on Tuesday, the live transactions on we.
2018-7-3 16:24 | |
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We.trade, the blockchain-based financial trade platform jointly developed by nine European banks, has completed first live cross-border transactions.
2018-7-3 08:00 | |
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We.trade, the blockchain-based financial trade platform jointly developed by nine European banks, has completed first live cross-border transactions.
2018-7-3 08:00 | |
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A key aspect of modern society is its trust in reliable government and monetary systems. Government and central banks have been the guardians of the financial system.
2018-6-14 19:35 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), U. K. ’s top financial watchdog, has advised banks to adopt appropriate measures to minimize the risks and exposure inherent in the cryptocurrency business. This advice was contained in a recent letter sent by the FCA to the CEOs of local U.
2018-6-13 06:37 | |
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), U. K. ’s top financial watchdog, has advised banks to adopt appropriate measures to minimize the risks and exposure inherent in the cryptocurrency business. This advice was contained in a recent letter sent by the FCA to the CEOs of local U.
2018-6-13 03:00 | |
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The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued guidance for banks on how to handle the risks associated with “crypto assets”, according to a letter posted on the FCA’s website June 11. Per the statement issued by Executive Directors of Supervision Jonathan Davidson and Megan Butler, banks should apply a highly individual approach to clients
2018-6-12 05:55 | |
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued guidance for banks on how to manage risks associated with crypto assets
2018-6-12 03:06 | |
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Switzerland’s mortgage bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (Hypi) has announced that it will open business accounts for crypto companies. While cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have been widely accepted in Switzerland, the banks have not been as friendly.
2018-6-12 22:22 | |
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A new ETF proposal has surfaced in the U.S., aiming to buy Bitcoin only when American markets close and sell it when they open. If approved, the product would represent one of the most unusual tiThe post Bitcoin “After Dark” ETF filing aims to capture overnight gains appeared first on AMBCrypto.
ZCash was listed on the popular crypto exchange Bitget on the 3rd of December. Since that day, ZCash [ZEC] has rallied 30.8%, going from $312.8 to $409.2. A recent report suggested that $360 wasThe post ZCash rally called ‘coordinated’ – Will ZEC traders ride it to $480 and beyond? appeared first on AMBCrypto.
The race for institutional crypto market dominance is heating up, shifting focus from mere price actions to yield generation. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, has signaled this transiThe post BlackRock expands Ethereum strategy with new staking ETF - Details appeared first on AMBCrypto.
Key Takeaways: PNC Private Bank clients can now buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin directly inside their existing banking accounts, with no need for external crypto exchanges. The launch is powered The post PNC Becomes First Major U.
Key Takeaways: Polygon’s Madhugiri Hardfork activates at block 80,084,800, boosting network throughput by 33%. The upgrade enables future block-time adjustments without needing another hardfork. Developers gain stronger EVM security, faster The post Polygon’s Madhugiri Hardfork Set to Deliver 33% Throughput Surge and Major Stability Upgrades appeared first on CryptoNinjas.
BMW has partnered with JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain network to speed up and automate its global payments. The post BMW Taps JPMorgan’s Blockchain to Supercharge Global Payments appeared first on Coinspeaker.