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Stablecoins Will Disrupt Cross-Border Payments, Investment Bank William Blair Says
15.10.2025
Circle and Coinbase are poised to benefit most, as stablecoins reshape global payments and challenge the dominance of traditional correspondent banks
Stablecoin Surge Could Trigger $1T Exit From Emerging Market Banks: Standard Chartered
6.10.2025
Rising stablecoin usage could offer savers in weak economies a safer alternative to local banks
Coinbase CEO: 'We Want to Become a Super App and Provide All Types of Financial Services'
21.9.2025
Brian Armstrong told Fox Business that Coinbase aims to be users’ primary financial account while addressing U.S. crypto rules and pressure from banks
Why We Need More Stablecoins
17.9.2025
Stablecoins are quietly rewriting the rules of global finance. They give anyone, anywhere, access to money that moves instantly, across borders, with incentives aligned to users rather than banks
Bank of Korea Halts CBDC Project as Government Submits Stablecoin Bill: Report
30.6.2025
The project had reached the stage of developing a pilot program together with participating banks
Walmart, Amazon Mull Dollar-Pegged Stablecoins in the U.S.: WSJ
13.6.2025
Wall Street Journal reported that the retail giants are exploring digital currencies to bypass card fees and banks
Ethereum’s New Cheerleader on Wall Street: A Q&A With Vivek Raman
4.2.2025
Vivek Raman, the founder of Etherealize, spent 10 years on Wall Street. Now he's trying to market Ethereum to big banks
Bitpanda Expands Partnership with Raiffeisen to 55 Additional Banks
8.5.2024
Now, customers of the Raiffeisen banks in Burgenland and Lower Austria will be able to invest in over 2,000 cryptocurrencies on Bitpanda.
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Crypto Wallet Provider SafePal Invests in Swiss Bank to Enable Banking Services for Crypto Users
7.3.2024
SafePal has made a strategic investment in Swiss bank Fiat24, aiming to provide users with a banking gateway to pay for expenses using digital assets and transfer funds to compliant banks.
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German DZ Bank Plans to Roll Out Bitcoin Trading Pilot This Year: Report
2.2.2024
DZ Bank, the second largest bank in Germany, is reportedly planning to begin a retail crypto trading trial this year. Per a Bloomberg report, the Frankfurt-based bank aims to make the service available to its over 700 community banks. “Over the course of the year we will enter the pilot phase...
EBA to Extend Stress Testing to Assess Impact of Strains in Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Including Crypto Entities
3.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Grecaud Paul The European Banking Authority (EBA) is set to implement additional measures to evaluate the potential impact of strains in non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs), including those in the cryptocurrency sector, on traditional banks. This initiative is driven...
Banks Flock to Chinese Digital Yuan Pilot – 60 Now Offer CBDC Wallets
20.12.2023
Source: Sean K/Adobe Nine more banks have joined China’s digital yuan pilot, bolstering the number of banks offering CBDC wallets to 60. Per Beijing Business Today (via Sohu), the latest batch of commercial banks to join the pilot include three big city-based banks and six rural banks. City-based...
Report: Bank of Korea Chief Says Growing Use of Stablecoins Threatens Central Bank Operations
19.12.2023
The Bank of Korea governor Rhee Chang-yong recently stated that the growing stablecoin use threatens the operations of central banks. The possible involvement of global networks like Visa and Mastercard in the stablecoin business will likely undermine the monetary independence of countries like...
Coinbase, Conio, Partner to Provide Crypto Services to Italian Banks
11.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / gguy Cryptocurrency wallet firm Conio, partly owned by Poste Italiane and Banca Generali, has partnered with Coinbase to give Italian banks and financial institutions access to digital assets. Conio said it has added Coinbase Prime as a liquidity provider and the agreement...
European Central Bank Official Warns: Crypto Entities to Face Stringent Banking Oversight
30.11.2023
Source: Adobe / nmann77 Andrea Enria, Chair of the supervisory board at the European Central Bank (ECB), has emphasized the need for rigorous regulation when crypto entities start resembling banks. In a recent interview with Germany’s Handelsblatt, Enria pointed to the challenges in supervising...
FBI Arrests Trio of Crypto Criminals, Over $10 Million Stolen from NYC Banks
16.11.2023
Three men have been arrested for an elaborate conspiracy that drained $10 million from banks across the New York City metropolitan area, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced today. “For years, Zhong Shi Gao, Naifeng Xu, and Fei Jiang allegedly...
Here’s How Russians Dodge Sanctions to Use Int’l Crypto Exchanges
16.11.2023
Russian crypto holders have reportedly used simple workarounds to evade sanctions – and trade on overseas crypto exchanges. In the wake of the war in Ukraine, Western leaders have imposed sanctions on most leading Russian banks. Account holders at these banks, thus, are effectively blocked from...
Swiss National Bank Launches Wholesale CBDC in Partnership With Six Commercial Banks
2.11.2023
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is ramping up its efforts on the issuance of a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC). According to a press release, the Swiss central bank is collaborating with six commercial banks and the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) to fast-track the implementation of...
Global Regulator: Crypto Exposure Reporting Should Be Mandatory for Banks
18.10.2023
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has underscored the importance of disclosing banks' cryptoasset exposures, emphasizing the need for standardized reporting and greater transparency in the crypto space.
In a consultative document, the committee proposed mandatory reporting requirements...
LBank Announces Second Launchpad Project – MetaExpand (UMM)
14.9.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Recently, market sentiment and expectations for the GameFi sector (also known as ‘X to Earn’) have soared again. LBank’s first Launchpad PINS (Chat to Earn) from last month has seen an increase of 1600% even in a bear market. According to the announcement, LBank...