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Guatemala’s largest bank integrates blockchain for cross-border payments
21.5.2025
Guatemala’s largest bank, Banco Industrial, has integrated crypto infrastructure provider SukuPay into its mobile banking app, allowing locals to more easily receive remittances powered by blockchain technology. SukuPay’s infrastructure has been fully embedded inside the Zigi...
Circle co-founder to create ‘AI-native’ bank after $18M raise
20.5.2025
Circle co-founder and Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville has launched a project that aims to develop a financial institution that leverages artificial intelligence natively. On May 20, Catena Labs, the company building an “AI-native financial institution,” announced that it secured...
Circle co-founder to create ‘AI-native’ bank after $18M raise
20.5.2025
Circle co-founder and Catena Labs CEO Sean Neville has launched a project that aims to develop a financial institution that natively leverages artificial intelligence. On May 20, Catena Labs, the company building an “AI-native financial institution,” announced that it secured...
Widening Government Strategy Holdings Suggests Increased Structural Demand for BTC: StanChart
20.5.2025
Holdings of the stock by government bodies reflects a desire to gain bitcoin exposure where in some cases local regulators do not allow direct ownership, the report said
JPMorgan boss says bank users can soon buy Bitcoin
20.5.2025
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said his bank will soon allow its clients to buy Bitcoin, but it won’t custody the cryptocurrency.“We are going to allow you to buy it,” Dimon said at JPMorgan’s annual investor day on May 19. “We’re not going to custody...
Boutique Trump Tower Bank Is Quietly Stockpiling Bitcoin: Bloomberg
19.5.2025
Dominari Holdings Inc., a small investment bank based in Trump Tower, is stockpiling bitcoin as it pivots deeper into crypto, Bloomberg first reported. Investment Bank Tied to Trump Family Deepens Crypto Footprint Dominari Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMH), a small bank headquartered in New York’s Trump...
JPMorgan To Allow Clients To Buy Bitcoin, Says Jamie Dimon
19.5.2025
A longtime vocal critic of bitcoin, Dimon said the bank he runs will now let clients to buy the crypto
Bitcoin Network Hashrate Rose Slightly in First Two Weeks of May: JPMorgan
19.5.2025
Mining gross margins expanded sequentially this month, which is encouraging, the bank said
Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts
18.5.2025
Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder HK$118 million ($15 million), local news outlets reported.The syndicate was dismantled on May 15, resulting in the arrest of nine men and three...
Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts
18.5.2025
Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder HK$118 million ($15 million), local news outlets reported.The syndicate was dismantled on May 15, resulting in the arrest of nine men and three...
Hong Kong police busts $15M laundering ring that used crypto, 500 bank accounts
18.5.2025
Hong Kong police arrested 12 people involved in a cross-border money laundering scheme that relied on crypto and over 500 stooge bank accounts to launder HK$118 million ($15 million), local news outlets reported.The syndicate was dismantled on May 15, resulting in the arrest of nine men and three...
US Community Banks Are Shrinking—Crypto Could Be the Cure, Says Digital Chamber
15.5.2025
U.S. community banks face extinction-level risk as they ignore crypto rails and real-time payment tech, warns top digital asset advocate. Crypto Offers Lifeline as US Community Banks Continue to Shrink Cody Carbone, newly appointed chief executive officer of the Digital Chamber, voiced concern...
Europol helps dismantle $23M ‘mafia crypto bank’
15.5.2025
European law enforcement in January arrested 17 suspects of a “mafia crypto bank” who are said to have laundered over 21 million euros ($23.5 million) in crypto for criminal entities in China and the Middle East.The money laundering services were allegedly carried out on behalf...
OCC Declares US Banking System ‘Well Positioned’ to Embrace Crypto
15.5.2025
The U.S. banking system is officially primed for a digital evolution as the OCC confirms its readiness to support blockchain, stablecoins, and crypto-powered financial services. OCC Endorses Crypto Future for US Banks, Calling System ‘Well Positioned’ The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...
Standard Chartered to Provide Banking Services for Digital Asset Prime Broker Falconx’s Institutional Clients
14.5.2025
Falconx, an institutional digital asset prime broker, announced a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered. In the initial phase of the collaboration, Standard Chartered will provide a comprehensive suite of banking services to Falconx globally, enhancing the platform’s offerings...
Stablecoins to Go Mainstream in 2025 After U.S. Regulatory Progress: Deutsche Bank
12.5.2025
Stablecoins are increasingly becoming strategic assets, and support dollar dominance, the report said
Banks Just Got the Green Light: OCC Clears Crypto Trading Role
10.5.2025
U.S. banks get green light to expand crypto services with fresh OCC guidance fueling regulatory clarity and innovation in digital assets. New OCC Guidance Expands Crypto Role for Banks The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced on May 7 the release of Interpretive Letter 1184...
Bitcoin $120K Target for 2Q May Be Too Conservative: Standard Chartered
8.5.2025
Spot bitcoin ETF net inflows totaled over $4 billion in the last three weeks, when adjusted for hedge fund basis trades, the bank said
Much-Awaited Fed Rate Cut May Not Come Before Q4, ING Says
8.5.2025
Delayed rate cuts could be more aggressive when they happen, the investment bank said
Fed Stagflation Risk Signal Could Be Bullish for Bitcoin, Analyst Says
7.5.2025
Holding rates steady, the U.S. central bank took note of the possibility of higher inflation and unemployment