Banking

Anchorage Hires Former Wells Fargo Digital Assets Executive for Banking, Capital Markets

Chapman will connect banks to Anchorage’s trading, custody and lending products.

People  ·  26 August 2021

Citigroup se prepara para operar futuros de bitcoin en la Bolsa Mercantil de Chicago

El banco comenzará a negociar primero los futuros de bitcoin y luego notas de bitcoin negociables en el mercado, según confirmó una fuente a CoinDesk.

Business  ·  25 August 2021
Coinbase

This Tiny Oklahoma Bank Is Allowing Customers to Buy Crypto in Its Mobile App

Vast Bank has been helping select individuals purchase crypto with their bank accounts since February.

News  ·  25 August 2021
Bitcoin

Citigroup Gearing Up to Trade CME Bitcoin Futures: Sources

Citi will begin trading CME bitcoin futures first and then bitcoin exchange-traded notes, one of the sources said.

Business  ·  24 August 2021
Bitcoin

Compass Mining Says Chase Shut Down Bank Accounts Without Warning

The accounts held about 7% of the company's cash.

Business  ·  19 August 2021
Coinbase

PNC Bank Planning Crypto Offering With Coinbase

A source said PNC, the fifth-largest bank in the U.S., plans to offer crypto investment services to clients.

Business  ·  10 August 2021
Banking

Colombia’s First Commercial Bank Will Let Users Transfer Money to Crypto Exchange

Banco de Bogotá will allow money transfers with crypto exchange Buda.com as part of a pilot program in August.

News  ·  29 July 2021
Banking

UBS Mulls Offering Prime Brokerage Services for Crypto ETPs to European Hedge Funds: Sources

The Swiss bank is operating a pilot program with plans to possibly launch a wider rollout to clients in a few months, one source said.

Business  ·  28 July 2021
Banking

Goldman Sachs Settling Crypto ETPs in Europe: Sources

The U.S. bank’s prime brokerage division is offering services in crypto-linked ETPs to some of its European hedge fund clients.

Business  ·  23 July 2021
Europe

Bank of America Is Clearing Crypto ETPs for Hedge Funds in Europe: Sources

The bank’s prime brokerage unit is said to be allowing clients to access various crypto exchange-traded products.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Banking

Silvergate Took $4.3B in Deposits From Digital Currency Customers in Q2

The majority of the bank’s new deposits came from cryptocurrency exchange clients.

Business  ·  20 July 2021
Banking

Bank of America Approves Bitcoin Futures Trading for Some Clients: Sources

Clients are in the process of being set up, with some already live, according to one of two sources.

Business  ·  16 July 2021
Bitcoin

First Midwest Bank Trust Division Holding 29.5K Shares of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

First Midwest Bank Trust Division has $14 billion of assets under management and is the third-largest independent Illinois-headquartered bank.

News  ·  8 July 2021
Binance

Santander Blocks Binance Payments for UK Customers

The bank said it’s heeding the FCA’s warnings about Binance.

Business  ·  8 July 2021
Cryptocurrency

UK Bank Nationwide to Review Its Cryptocurrency Policies: Report

The bank is monitoring cryptocurrency activity and placing extra safeguards on certain activities.

News  ·  6 July 2021