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In a 2010 Bitcointalk forum post, Hal Finney, a cypherpunk involved in Bitcoin from day one, described the way he sees the emergence of Bitcoin banks in the future. He believed that peer-to-peer Bitcoin transactions would be rare. Instead, people…

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For wealthy clients tired of letting Bitcoin sit dormant, Arab Bank Switzerland has a solution: an actively managed yield product built on XBTO’s institutional-grade strategy. According to a press release shared with crypto.news on June 19, XBTO has partnered with…

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Spanish banking giant BBVA is reportedly advising its wealthiest clients to buy Bitcoin, just months after announcing plans to offer cryptocurrency trading to its customers. According to a report by Reuters, BBVA has advised its top money clients to have…

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JPMorgan plans to woo wealthy customers with a new offering that allows them to access loans using spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds as collateral. According to a Bloomberg report on June 4, the Wall Street giant is set to expand its…

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Banco Santander, the largest bank in Spain and among the world’s most valuable brands, is planning to expand its presence in the digital assets market, including unveiling a stablecoin. According to a Bloomberg report, Banco Santander plans to offer cryptocurrency…

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Maple Finance has closed the first tranche of a Bitcoin-backed financing facility from global investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald. The deal is part of Cantor’s $2 billion Bitcoin financing initiative, which also included a facility for FalconX. The program aims to…


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Jamie Dimon, the chief executive officer of JPMorgan, has said that the bank will allow its clients to buy Bitcoin. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, a longtime crypto skeptic who has previously labelled Bitcoin (BTC) as worthless, now says the bank’s…

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Bitcoin was conceived as the first sustainable electronic commerce network independent of financial institutions. Fifteen years later, there is much talk about how Bitcoin will strengthen the American dollar, while financial institutions are investing in cryptocurrency. At the same time,…

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The OCC has shifted its previously hands-off stance on crypto, allowing banks to buy and sell custody-held cryptocurrencies on behalf of customers. They are also allowed to provide crypto custody services. In a recent post, Acting Comptroller of the Currency…

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Eric Trump talks to World Liberty Financial’s Zach Witkoff and Tron creator Justin Sun about how the institutional banks will be left ‘in the dust’ if they fail to embrace crypto. On May 1 during Token2049’s fireside chat session, Eric…


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Kazakhstan is exploring the creation of crypto banks as part of its effort to build a robust digital asset ecosystem. The proposed institutions would offer services like digital asset exchange, storage, and transaction support in a regulated framework, according to…

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Bitcoin price rallied above $95,000 on Monday and is hovering at its highest level since February 24 as the recent rally continued. The ongoing Bitcoin (BTC) recovery has been driven by recent optimism surrounding a potential trade deal between the…

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A growing number of Hong Kong investors are turning to digital banks over crypto exchanges due to one-stop convenience, a survey reveals. A new survey from ZA Bank shows that nearly 70% of crypto investors in Hong Kong prefer using…

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This is the fifth article in a series of articles written by Selva Ozelli focused on stablecoins, tokenized deposits, CBDC, memecoins, and more…

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, the parent company of Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, plans to launch its own stablecoin. The stablecoin project, according to a report published on April 1, 2025 by Nikkei, will be a collaboration between…


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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued new guidance allowing FDIC-supervised institutions to engage in permissible crypto-related activities without prior agency approval. This marks a reversal from previous policies that were seen as restrictive toward banks working with crypto firms.…