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Deutsche Bank is out with it’s latest cryptocurrency report. The global banking giant has discussed central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in great detail, and their effect on central banks, individuals, and governments.In the discussion pertaining to individuals, DB says that CBDCs could encounter political resistance and encourage social unrest.Central Bank Cryptos Could Make A World Of DifferenceIn it’s latest CIO Special report, German banking heavyweight Deutsche Bank observed that...

It looks like banks and financial institutions are still split right down the middle when it comes to cryptocurrency.Many Banks Are Still Iffy on the Subject of CryptoFor the most part, the gap between both centralized and decentralized finance has been somewhat bridged over the past few months. After all, many banks have now been given the green light to offer crypto custody services to their customers, but how many are looking to do this willingly?It appears many of them are still having...

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken – arguably one of the largest and most prominent cryptocurrency trading platforms in the western hemisphere – has announced it’s been given the green light to establish its own bank.Kraken Is Opening Its Own BankThis is a unique step forward in the sense that banks and crypto are often complete opposites. Typically, banks are centralized financial institutions that have power over not only who they service, but what services those customers...

In a recent report on stablecoins, the European Central Bank (ECB) questioned the accuracy of their name arguing that it may be misleading to users. The paper also highlighted that stablecoins could have a significant role in a digital economy if adequately regulated.The Name Stablecoins May Not Be A Proper Fit: ECBWhether they are backed by a fiat currency like the US dollar or commodities such as gold, stablecoins were created to provide a “stable” alternative to the highly volatile...

How strange is it that the coronavirus has led to the suffering of banks but the overall establishment of bitcoin as a potentially mainstream asset? According to most analysts, the situation is not strange at all.Bitcoin Is Now More Mainstream Than EverBitcoin was largely speculative prior to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. People saw it as something that could be invested in and something that could get them a lot of money if they played their cards right, but that’s about it. Nobody...

The Wyoming Banking Board has voted to approve an application for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter of Kraken.In essence, Kraken has officially become the very first cryptocurrency exchange to become a newly chartered bank in the US since 2006, according to a NASDAQ report.This means that the exchange will get access to the existing federal payments infrastructure.It will also allow Kraken to further integrate funding and banking options to its clients, said the managing...

Bitcoin has crashed again. The world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap is now trading in the $10,300 range, meaning it’s roughly $2,000 less than where it was just a week ago when it rose beyond the $12,000 range.Bitcoin Has Fallen Even FurtherWhat could have caused bitcoin to fall so suddenly? Why now, and why such a big drop? Clearly, bitcoin wasn’t happy just falling back into the $11,000 range. It had to retreat further and lose all its gains since the announcement that banks...

One source appears to be suggesting that cryptocurrencies, by themselves, don’t have a chance of survival, and that if they’re going to last any longer, they will need banks to do it.Banks and Crypto: A Single Entity?Already, we’ve witnessed some huge jumps forward in the “cold war” between banks and cryptocurrency. Much like the United States and Russia did between the 1940s and the 1980s, both entities are trying to outdo the other, and show the world why they are essential and why they are...

The American multinational giant bank JPMorgan Chase & Co has entered into a strategic partnership with the blockchain-based company ConsenSys. As part of the deal, ConsenSys will acquire the bank’s enterprise blockchain platform – Quorum.ConsenSys Acquires JPM’s QuorumAs reported earlier by Reuters, the New York-based blockchain startup has acquired Quorum and plans to merge the enterprise protocol engineering roadmaps and technology.Although neither party has disclosed the financial...

Many banks are beginning to issue their own digital currencies. It can be implied that the likes of Libra may have caused these banks to look into establishing such assets, but according to a new report, bitcoin is the real reason many of these institutions have taken the next steps.Bitcoin May Have Given Birth to Many Bank-Issued Digital CurrenciesLibra is a scary currency for most banks in that it’s looking to establish itself as a global currency that virtually every country can gain...