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Giant state-owned Russian bank Sberbank has reportedly sought approval from the nation’s central bank to launch its own cryptocurrency through a blockchain platform.Separately, a Russian court has removed the leading crypto exchange Binance from a regulator’s blacklist.Sberbank Looks Into Launching Its Own Crypto?According to the local coverage, Sberbank of Russia, one of the largest banks in the world’s largest country by landmass, has applied with the central bank to register a blockchain...

The legal battle comes as the Aussie man allegedly suffered significant losses in his crypto business after the banks, Westpac and ANZ, shut down his accounts, local media reported Monday.According to the proceedings filed at the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Allan Flynn alleged that the banks’ action was illegal as they closed his accounts without any prior warning or reason.  20 Accounts Closed In Three YearsFlynn owns an AUSTRAC-registered crypto exchange with about 450 customers....

As Bitcoin cools from its recent all-time high, HSBC has become the latest banking giant to restrict what its customers can invest in by preventing them from transferring any profits from crypto exchanges to their bank accounts.banAccording to a recent report in The Sunday Times, HSBC has blocked transactions to or from crypto exchanges as it takes a heavy-handed approach to Bitcoin and its brethren. A number of U.K. banks have also made moves to prevent their customers from buying crypto...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a new letter stating that banks are now permitted to utilize stable coins to perform what the letter refers to as “bank-permissible functions” including, but not limited to, payment activities.Stable Coins Are Headed for the TopIn other words, banks may now use and accept stable coins as means of payment, as can their customers. This is a huge step forward in what cryptocurrency was initially designed for; to be used as a...

Three months after registering Hashed Venture Fund I, the blockchain-focused investment group Hashed has already raised $120 million. The organization plans to utilize the funds to invest in the blockchain space and other fintech companies focused on protocol economy.Hashed Has Raised $120M In Three MonthsBased in Seoul, North Korea, Hashed’s mission is to enhance the mass adoption of blockchain technology and also to provide research and advisory services to companies in the field.In a press...

The Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) has granted permission to FV Bank to provide custody services for cryptocurrency assets such as Ethereum and Bitcoin. The institution plans to integrate the new service into its digital banking platform as of early 2021.FV Bank Granted Permission To Be A Crypto CustodianHeadquartered in Puerto Rico, United States, FV Bank is a global digital bank servicing domestic and international businesses focusеed on providing...

The digital asset trading venue has reportedly doubled-down on its endeavors for its planned stock market listing. The US multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs, which has a somewhat controversial history with the cryptocurrency industry, will lead the preparations. CryptoPotato reported recently that the exchange had confidentially submitted a draft registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). By completing Form S-1, Coinbase completed the initial...

With bitcoin climbing to new all-time highs, the cryptocurrency has garnered the attention of centralized financial institutions. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. offered its views on the market and said that BTC’s rise shouldn’t threaten gold’s position as the inflation hedge of choice as both assets can coexist.Bitcoin And Gold Can CoexistEver since bitcoin’s creation, the primary cryptocurrency has been largely compared to the yellow metal due to some of the common attributes, such as the limited...

Despite classifying bitcoin as the best performing asset in 2020, Wells Fargo said in a recent report that the industry is still predominated by speculation rather than traditional investing. The large US multinational financial services company compared BTC with the gold rush in the 1850s.Bitcoin Shows Similarities With The 1850’s Gold RushThe San Francisco-headquartered giant explored the performances of different financial assets through this “wild and crazy year” in its latest report.The...

It looks like Bit Pay – a bitcoin and crypto payments company – is looking to establish its own bank. Recently, the company filed paperwork with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish the Bit Pay National Trust Bank.Will Bit Pay Soon Have Its Own Bank?To be fair, this won’t be the first time that crypto and standard banking services – should the paperwork be approved – are fused together. News first came several months ago that many banks had received the...