08/10/2020
Major South Korean Bank Joins the Crypto Custody Business
We’re suddenly seeing banks lining up to support crypto custody, and KB Kookmin Bank is looking to get in on the action.
Bitcoin, Blockchain & AI
08/10/2020
Flaws Could Have Exposed Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Hackers
Researchers found troubling bugs in open-source libraries used by financial institutions.
08/10/2020
Goldman Sachs plans to issue its own cryptocurrency
Goldman Sacks expects the financial system to move to the blockchain within ten years
08/07/2020
Crypto broker plans IPO and banking licence
Bitcoin Suisse would first have a security token offering, where shares from the company’s own holdings would be brought onto the blockchain.
08/06/2020
JPMorgan says younger investors like bitcoin and older ones prefer gold
Both gold and bitcoin have rallied in recent weeks, a development underpinned by uncertainty around the global economy and a weakening U.S. dollar.
08/06/2020
JPMorgan is building out its blockchain engineering team
The array of new roles suggests that JPM may instead be focusing on building blockchain products inhouse as it, develops "the next generation of distributed platforms."
08/06/2020
Crypto equity investing platform BnkToTheFuture switches to First Digital Trust
The move marks an important milestone in strengthening trust for investors as the fragile reality of traditional banking value-chain becomes more evident.
08/05/2020
First Swiss State-Run Bank, Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Set to Debut Crypto Trading and Custodial Services
Switzerland’s SIX exchange has also played an instrumental role in boosting crypto activity within the country’s financial ecosystem.
08/03/2020
Leading financial think tank: Ripple could replace banking system
A new report by the Group of Thirty sees great potential in Ripple for central banks to use a CBDC of their own as a model:
08/03/2020
Where FATF Crypto Compliance Gets Interesting: Africa
Africa isn’t included on the virtual asset regulatory map just yet.
08/03/2020
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Launching a Central Blockchain Securities Lending Platform
The platform will function as a one-stop-shop for all securities lending activities, permitting access to larger securities volumes within shorter timeframes, even operating in shorter-term positions.
08/03/2020
Bank Cler to launch crypto services and hires digital assets head
Waltmann added that BKB is interested in cryptocurrencies.
07/31/2020
Malaysian exchange trials blockchain bond platform
“The exchange closely follows current trends in innovation and new technologies with a view to remaining relevant in this competitive landscape," said Bursa Malaysia chief executive Muhamad Umar Swift.“
07/31/2020
Crypto-currency and ICOs in the British Virgin Islands
While other offshore jurisdictions have experienced similar interest, structuring an ICO through a BVI company offers a number of advantages which have made the BVI an attractive ICO base.
07/30/2020
Dubai Debuts Nationwide Data Platform Powered by Blockchain
The United Arab Emirates is debuting a blockchain-based Know Your Customer, or KYC, platform.
07/30/2020
Bitcoin's Hedge Fund Sharks Are Swimming With The Whales
Cryptocurrencies are tempting Wall Street traders, but this is still a pretty bonkers market subject to the whims of a small band of big investors.
07/29/2020
Dubai Economy and Emirates NBD go live with UAE KYC Blockchain Platform
The project is fully supported by Smart Dubai and the Central Bank of UAE
07/29/2020
Dubai’s Department of Economic Development Launches UAE KYC Blockchain Platform
The blockchain project is being supported by Smart Dubai and the Central Bank of UAE who plays a key regulatory role in the initiative.
07/28/2020
How Digital Asset Exchanges Can Meet Institutional Investors’ Need for Speed
Blockchain-based solutions designed to create a global instant settlement network have been attracting institutional traders.
07/28/2020
85% of Italian Banks Are Exchanging Interbank Transfer Data on Corda
Once the interbank agreement was updated in May 2019 to include data standardization, Italy set a window between March 1 and Oct. 1, 2020, for integration to that standard and a blockchain banks could use to follow the new rules.