Posted inBlockchainCircle Files with The US SEC Intends to Become a National Cryptocurrency BankApril 18, 2024Circle, the firm behind stablecoin known as USDC, a digital token pegged to the US…
Posted inBlockchainSouth Korean Banks Earns More Than Double Revenue from Crypto Transactions in Q2April 18, 2024Despite heavy fluctuations in the cryptocurrency market in the second quarter of this year, South…
Posted inBlockchainCitigroup Sets to Begin Trading Bitcoin Futures for Institutional ClientsApril 18, 2024Citigroup, the third-largest banking giant in the US, is planning to offer Bitcoin futures trading…
Posted inBlockchainMajor Brazilian Investment Bank BTG Pactual Opens Crypto Trading Services to CustomersApril 18, 2024A major Brazilian investment bank, Banco BTG Pactual S.A. (BTG Pactual), has announced that it…
Posted inBlockchainThai Bank SCB Acquires Local Crypto Exchange Bitkub for $536.7MApril 18, 2024Thailand’s oldest bank, Siam Commercial Bank Plc (SCB), announced on Tuesday, November 2, that it acquired…
Posted inBlockchainNigeria's Central Bank Freezes Bank Accounts Linked to Suspected Illegal Crypto TradersApril 18, 2024The central bank of Nigeria has instructed all financial institutions and commercial banks in the…
Posted inBlockchainEuropean Digital Currencies Soon to Become Legal Tenders, ECB SaysApril 18, 2024Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) may soon become legal tenders in their jurisdictions as planned…
Posted inBlockchainSingapore’s OCBC Bank Weighs Launching Crypto Services Amid Surge in Customer InterestsApril 17, 2024Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) is considering launching a cryptocurrency exchange. The bank’s CEO, Helen Wong,…
Posted inBlockchainThai Central Bank Urges Less Engagement With Crypto, Other Sectors See Otherwise InsteadApril 17, 2024Due to the volatile nature and potential risks to the financial and payment stability of…
Posted inBlockchainGerman Sparkasse-Savings Banks to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum ServicesApril 17, 2024A group of about 370 savings banks in Germany, collectively known as Sparkasse, are working…