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“# Israel’s Bank Hapoalim joins blockchain bank guarantee platform ” One of Israel’s largest banks, Bank Hapoalim, has joined a blockchain-based platform recently released by IT firm Tata Consultancy Services, or TCS. TCS’ platform, dubbed Digital Bank Guarantee, is based on the Quartz blockchain and targets the digital banking industry in Israel. The new tool will…
“# Euro stablecoin launched on Stellar by one of Europe’s oldest banks ” Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt, or BVDH, has launched a Euro stablecoin on the Stellar network. The bank claims the token is the first of its kind to be issued by a banking institute.The EURB stablecoin, which went live today, was developed…
“# Paxos seeks approval to become fully-regulated crypto bank ” Stablecoin creator and crypto services provider Paxos filed an application to open a national bank on Wednesday. If approved, the pioneering Paxos General Trust will be headquartered in New York, licensed to hold cryptocurrencies and execute the duties of a regular trust bank. According to…
“# Today’s clients demand that banks show cybersecurity chops, says JPMorgan leader ” As internet banking comes of age, so too do new ways of stealing funds. That makes cybersecurity central to modern banking, according to David Leach, JPMorgan Chase’s Asia-Pacific head of cybersecurity and technology controls. “It’s a competitive disadvantage not to have a…
“# Standard Chartered to launch institutional-grade crypto custody in 2021 ” Standard Chartered, one of the biggest banks in the United Kingdom, has officially announced plans to provide institutional custody for major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). According to a Dec. 9 announcement, Standard Chartered’s innovation arm SC Ventures has partnered with United States-based investment management…
“# JPMorgan exec: Softer stance on Bitcoin but we’ve always been pro-blockchain ” Contrary to public perception, JPMorgan Chase has always been pro-blockchain, says the multinational investment bank’s head of wholesale payments, Takis Georgakopoulos. In a live discussion with Nasdaq reporter Jill Malandrino at this year’s Blockshow in Singapore, Georgakopoulos said JPMorgan has always viewed…
“# Wells Fargo report labels Bitcoin as speculative investment ” San Francisco-based bank Wells Fargo has released a report identifying Bitcoin as the best performing asset of 2020, while also highlighting the coin’s volatility for investors. In an investment strategy report released yesterday, the banking giant noted that Bitcoin (BTC) is up 170% this year…
“# Bitcoin’s market cap will flip gold: Winklevoss twins ” Speaking during the Singapore Fintech Festival 2020 on Dec. 7, pioneering Bitcoin investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss reaffirmed previous forecasts that Bitcoin’s (BTC) price will eventually exceed prices of $500,000 per Bitcoin. The twins noted that their $500,000 prediction is predicated on the assumption that…
“# Digital ruble will undercut bank profits but help businesses: Bank of Russia ” Russia’s digital ruble is expected to reduce business costs, but could also cut profits for commercial banks, according to Elvira Nabiullina, the chairwoman of the Bank of Russia. At a Dec. 3 meeting of “Opora Russia,” a non-governmental organization of small-…
“# OCC works to win back House Democrats, still miffed at leader’s focus on crypto ” The U.S. Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is expanding an outreach program designed to provide access to minority depository institutions, or MDIs. Per a Thursday announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the OCC’s Project REACh is expanding to…