Global crypto exchange Huobi plans to roll out a fiat gateway in Turkey that could increase access to more than 250 cryptocurrencies for local investors.
A senior economist at Sweden's Riksbank says central banks need to "keep up" with cryptocurrency advancements like Libra and XRP.
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, has discreetly tested out Ripple’s distributed ledger technology – and may be planning to do more with it.
Chinese banking giant CCB has expanded its trade finance blockchain platform with cross-chain and inter-bank transactions.
Marco Polo, the trade finance blockchain with over 20 global banks on board, is piloting its first trading arrangement between Germany and Russia.
The second-largest U.S. bank has begun hiring for blockchain positions.
Societe Generale has no plans to resell its $110 million ethereum bond, but future blockchain trials will involve external investors, an exec said.
LSE-backed Nivaura hired a senior HSBC banker to boost adoption of the London-based fintech's blockchain process for capital markets legal documents.
Lightning-focused bitcoin startup ACINQ added an interesting investor to its cap table: Bpifrance, a state-owned bank that just made its first crypto investment.
Investing in a token offering for the Nervos Network could help China Merchants Bank International tap into the DeFi ecosystem.
Karatbars, issuer of a purportedly gold-backed crypto token, is under investigation by Florida regulators over links to a Miami “crypto bank.”
Coinbase UK is once more allowing GBP deposits and withdrawals after it partnered with ClearBank in August.
The Singapore Exchange-backed security token platform has raised an undisclosed investment from an investment bank based in Thailand.
Execs from some of the biggest U.S. banks reportedly told the Federal Reserve that Facebook’s Libra would pose a threat to monetary policies.
Morningstar Credit Ratings is planning a rating system for tokenized debt securities to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors.