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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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Amber Group's Ex-U.S. CEO Raazi Joins EDG, a Digital-Asset Structured Product Firm

Enhanced Digital Group (EDG) is helping bridge the gap between TradFi and digital currencies, and Cactus Raazi brings decades of Wall Street experience including time at Goldman Sachs.

By Aoyon Ashraf

Apr 3, 2023 at 6:05 p.m. UTC

Apr 3, 2023

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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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Cryptocurrency Market Set for More Upside After Bank Problems: Bernstein

The current environment is the perfect setting for the decentralized-financial system to stand out as an alternative to traditional banking, a report from the firm said.

By Will Canny

Mar 20, 2023 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Mar 20, 2023

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AllianceBlock, ABO Digital to Offer Tokenized Structured Products

The tokens will give traditional-finance investors a compliant way to back crypto projects.

By Brandy Betz

Mar 16, 2023 at 1:29 p.m. UTC

Mar 16, 2023

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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse: Crypto Impact and What's Next

The abrupt collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank prompted U S regulators to impose emergency measures to protect depositors This comes on the heels of crypto friendly Silvergate Bank’s shutdown in the same week Here’s a look at how SVB s closure is sending ripple effects across the crypto industry and what’s [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Mar 14, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. UTC

Mar 14, 2023

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CDCROP: Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (Silvergate)

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Why Financial Analysts Missed Silvergate’s Red Flags

There were numerous signs of the crypto bank’s problems, but none of the analysts following the company picked up on them. Angelo Calvello, of Rosetta Analytics, says that was partly down to their traditional investment mindset.

By Angelo Calvello

Mar 9, 2023 at 7:35 p.m. UTC

Mar 9, 2023

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AXA Investment Managers Gains French Crypto Registration

Crypto firms are in a race to pass the governance and money laundering checks monitored by the French financial market authority as new EU rules bed in.

By Jack Schickler

Mar 8, 2023 at 11:44 a.m. UTC

Mar 8, 2023

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Weekly Challenge: The Digital Asset Power Hour

Financial professionals stand to benefit greatly from blocking off just one hour per week to learn about a digital asset, such as one of 500 included in CoinDesk's Digital Asset Classification Standard.

By Kelly Chambers

Mar 1, 2023 at 9:42 p.m. UTC

Mar 1, 2023

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