Bitcoin Community Cries Foul as Major Bank Implicated in Epstein Scandal
The Bitcoin community often brings up cases of fraud and corruption in major financial institutions, given recurring categorizations of Bitcoin as an
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SIA and Quant Network Successfully Test Blockchain Interoperability
SIA, a European payment services business, and U.K.-based technology company Quant Network successfully tested cross-blockchain interoperability between
Chinese Bank Issues Commercial Paper Worth $16.9 Billion on Blockchain
China Zheshang Bank, a national commercial bank, used blockchain technology to issue an asset-backed commercial paper, or ABCP. It was issued as
Largest Private Investment Bank in Latin America Issues Real Estate Tokens on Tezos
Banco BTG Pactual is issuing its security tokens representing investment in real estate on the Tezos (XTZ) blockchain.
Austrian Bank Raiffeisen Works on National Digital Currency Pilot
Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), a major Austrian bank, is working on a new form of national currency tokenization using blockchain technology.
Central Banks Uninterested in Digital Currency for Consumers, Says Visa Exec
Visa head of crypto Cuy Sheffield tweeted on May 18 that he does not believe central banks are interested in providing a central bank digital currency
JPMorgan Provides Banking Services to Crypto Exchanges Coinbase and Gemini
JPMorgan Chase, the United States’ largest bank, has reportedly taken on U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini as customers.
Arab Bank Switzerland Leads Major Series A for Swiss Digital Assets Firm Taurus
Arab Bank Switzerland has closed a Series A financing round for Swiss digital asset infrastructure firm Taurus Group.
Argentina’s Banks Set to Use RSK Blockchain Technology for Tracking Payments
An Argentinian consortium of banks and technology companies under the patronage of the Central Bank of Argentina is promoting
A Major Chinese Bank Unveils the Banking Sector’s First Blockchain White Paper
The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) has released a white paper on blockchain technology applications in finance.
Coronavirus Encourages CBDC Developments: Deutsche Bank Strategist
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic accelerates central bank digital currency (CBDC) developments, according to Deutsche Bank macro strategist Marion Laboure.
China and UK’s Planned Digital Currencies Appear to Have Little in Common
InterChain compared the provisions set forth in the bank’s report with those of the PBoC and concluded that the two have significant differences in their design.