Bank TSB set to bar 5.4M customers from buying crypto
Bank TSB is set to become the latest financial institution in the United Kingdom to prevent customers from investing in...
Day: 21 June 2021
PBOC Instructs China’s Banks to Forbid All Cryptocurrency Related Activities Immediately
China’s central bank has sent notice to the country’s financial institutions instructing them to stop dealing with cryptocurrency transactions. The...
New World Bank Report: Nigeria’s Exchange Rate Policies Fueling Inflation, Affecting Food Prices
Nigeria’s use of multiple exchange rates regimes may have contributed to a rise in the country’s inflation rate, the latest...
Signature Bank’s Blockchain Payment Platform to Accept Trueusd Stablecoin
As Signature Bank expands its commercial banking offerings, the trueusd stablecoin has been integrated with its Signet blockchain-based digital payment...
TSB Bank Plans to Ban Cryptocurrency Purchases Due to Increasing Fraud Numbers: Report
TSB, a British bank, is planning to ban cryptocurrency purchases due to fraud concerns. The company reported an alarming number...
Banks fall in line as China’s central bank cracks down on crypto accounts
AgBank — the world's third-largest bank by assets — has indicated it will follow the PBoC's cue and work to...
China’s 3rd largest bank ‘rugs’ BTC: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
A statement threatening account closures for crypto activity causes mayhem before being deleted minutes later as FUD rules supreme on...
Banque de France tests digital currency-based securities settlement
The Bank of France has completed a central bank digital currency pilot for securities transactions in collaboration with Swiss crypto...
Iran government reportedly bans local blockchain association
A crypto warning list is the main cause of the ban, according to the head of the Iran Blockchain Community.
Former LA Dodgers owner earmarks $100M for blockchain-based social media
The use of blockchain could discourage bad behavior because people would be tied to their posts forever, Frank McCourt said.
Bitcoin price dips to $32.5K on ‘consistent’ new China FUD
BTC/USD sheds $1,000 almost instantly as China's third-largest bank puts the cats amongst the pigeons in early trading. Bitcoin (BTC)...
Bitcoin hashrate hits 8-month low as Chinese miners power down
Bitcoin’s hashrate plummets to roughly 91 EH/s as Sichuan miners close up shop. Bitcoin’s hashrate has fallen to its lowest...
DOGE dumps as Dogecoin-sponsored NASCAR driver crashes
The Dogecoin-themed race car that crossed the finish line sideways after hitting a wall on Saturday appears to have served...
Digital euro offers better privacy protections than private stablecoins: ECB official
Unlike private companies, the ECB has “no commercial interest” in monetizing users’ data, the ECB executive board member argued. European...
$135K for December: Stock-to-Flow Creator Lays out Bitcoin’s ‘Worst Case Scenario for 2021’
The pseudonymous creator of the popular stock-to-flow (S2F) bitcoin price model, Plan B, has published his “worst case scenario for...
