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Finance

India's Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges

Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed.

Mumbai, India

Finance

DBS Bank’s Digital Exchange to Begin Trading Crypto ‘Next Week’

The DBS Digital Exchange is 10% owned by Singapore's SGX stock exchange.

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Finance

One of the World’s Oldest Banks Is Issuing a Euro Stablecoin on Stellar

Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt is working with Bitbond for the first direct issuance of a stablecoin by a bank on Stellar, the firms said.

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Finance

Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund

Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021.

Frankfurt, Germany

Finance

Banks Need to Adopt Crypto, Now

Resistance is futile and the time for doing nothing with crypto was two years ago, not today, says our columnist.

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Finance

Belarus Bank to Offer Bitcoin Purchases, With Litecoin and Ether Coming Soon

A Belarusian bank is launching a bitcoin buying service via bank cards for citizens of Belarus and Russia.

Minsk, Belarus

Markets

Bank of England Official Balks at Shielding Banks Against Digital Currencies: Report

Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says protecting bank business models is not BoE's responsibility.

Bank of England

Tech

Major Spanish Firms Including Santander Unveil Blockchain Identity Project

A group of Spanish companies, including banks and energy firms, is working to develop a "self-managed" digital identity system using blockchain technology.

a row of parked, Santander-sponsored bicycles, aka Boris bikes.

Finance

JPMorgan’s ‘JPM Coin’ Is Live, Execs Say

A major tech firm is about to start using JPM Coin in global payments, as the investment bank doubles down on its blockchain business.

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Markets

DBS Bank Is Planning to Launch a Digital Asset Exchange

DBS is planning to launch an exchange for trading bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, the bank told CoinDesk.

DBS Bank, Singapore, Hong Kong