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Digital Asset Tech Provider Metaco Secures Partnership With Liechtenstein Private Bank

Liechtenstein's VP Bank follows Citibank, Societe Generale, DekaBank and DZ Bank in selecting Metaco to assist with the development of their digital asset services

By Jamie Crawley

Apr 4, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Apr 4, 2023

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CIB is headquartered in Montrouge, a commune in the southern Parisian suburbs (Shutterstock)

TradFi Banks Team Up to Create Digital Bonds Trading Platform on Blockchain

France's Credit Agricole CIB and Sweden's SEB are creating a system with a goal of being environmentally friendly.

By Lyllah Ledesma

Apr 3, 2023 at 4:17 p.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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CDCROP: Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire is part of the consortium behind USDC (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

USDC's Depeg Laid Bare the Risks Traditional Finance Poses to Stablecoins

A Moody's analyst examines how the recent banking crisis spilled into crypto, and why alternatives to stablecoins such as tokenized bank deposits and CBDCs may be needed to prevent contagion.

By Cristiano Ventricelli

Apr 2, 2023 at 2:16 p.m. UTC

Apr 2, 2023

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The Evidence for Operation Choke Point 2.0, With Nic Carter

The Castle Island venture capitalist joins to discuss the coordinated effort to cut off crypto from the banking sector.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Mar 29, 2023 at 10:53 p.m. UTC

Mar 29, 2023

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Are Deutsche Bank and Charles Schwab Actually in Trouble or Is It Just Market Fears?

The stock prices of both banks declined over the weekend and at the end of the week as a result of negative press.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Mar 27, 2023 at 7:04 p.m. UTC

Mar 27, 2023

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The UK Has Created Crypto Banking Problems

U.K. lobbying groups and lawmakers have been complaining that crypto clients can’t find a bank and are faced with restrictions, so they are calling the government to act.

By Camomile Shumba

Mar 25, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Mar 25, 2023

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Bank Consolidation Threatens Freedom, Makes Case for Bitcoin

The biggest threat from the banking crisis triggered by this month’s collapse of Silicon Valley Bank might not lie in the potential for depositors to lose their savings but in the censorship power that massive banks are now accumulating as customers move their money.

By Michael J. Casey

Mar 24, 2023 at 5:13 p.m. UTC

Mar 24, 2023