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Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta

The National Unity Government (NUG) bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.

The bank's web-based app will have a beta launch on July 22, and be available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. (Image from SDB)

Videos

EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto

European Union governments appear to support new bank-capital standards, which could see unbacked crypto treated as the riskiest kind of asset for lenders to hold, according to an official leading talks on new legislation. CoinDesk Regulatory Reporter Jack Schickler explains what this could mean for assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH).

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Policy

Australia's Commonwealth Bank Will Partially Restrict Payments to Crypto Exchanges

The Australian bank announced on Thursday that will decline "certain payments" to crypto exchanges or hold them for a period of 24 hours

Australian dollars (Squirrel photos/Pixabay)

Policy

Pakistan Announces Fresh Ban on Crypto, but Adoption as a Hedge Remains Popular

Cryptocurrencies will “never be legalized in Pakistan,” said Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha.

Karachi, Pakistan - Nov 14, 2021: People are seen at a weekly Sunday bazaar in Bufferzone, an area of central Karachi of Sindh province in Pakistan

Policy

Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source

The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.

Hong Kong (See-ming Lee/Flickr-Creative Commons)

Opinion

3 Strategies Crypto Firms Can Use to Land a New Banking Partner

After the recent collapse of three crypto-friendly banks, many firms are left hunting for new banking partnerships. Brett Philbin, Rachel Millard and Rosie Gillam of Edelman Smithfield offer advice.

Author and investor Tatiana Koffman is just one among many who have turned to bitcoin amid a plague of bank runs – possibly the beginning of what she has described as the "Great Reset." (K8/Unsplash)

Opinion

SVB Collapse Shows the Rot in U.S. Banking and Dollars

Bank balances and money itself are effectively illusions. Reserve co-founder Nevin Freeman considers an alternative.

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Opinion

Should I Keep My Money in Bitcoin or a Bank?

The U.S. government is in the business of bailing out banks. But some people prefer to keep cash under the mattress.

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Finance

Santander, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Others Still Willing to Serve Crypto Clients After Banking Failures, DCG Says

Major banks are still willing to work with crypto firms, though they may restrict services, according to messages from DCG viewed by CoinDesk.

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