Banking News
Stripe and OpenNode Join Forces to Bring BTC Payments to Millions of Merchants
Stripe, one of the world’s largest payment processors, is partnering with OpenNode to allow instant fiat-to-bitcoin conversions for a ...
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Halts Crypto Trading Pilot Amid Market Turmoil
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced this week that it will be halting its rollout of the upcoming in-app crypto trading facil...
Brazil’s Largest Digital Bank Nubank Launches BTC and ETH Trading
Nubank, Brazil’s biggest digital bank by market volume, now allows customers to buy and sell bitcoin and ethereum on its Paxos-support...
90% of Central Banks are Exploring CBDCs: BIS Report
A survey by the Bank For International Settlements (BIS) has found that nine out of 10 of the central banks surveyed are exploring central b...
Goldman Sachs Makes its First Bitcoin-Backed Loan
Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) has further legitimised Bitcoin as a global macro asset class by making its entrance into the...
Australian Regulator Lays Out Crypto Industry Regulatory Roadmap
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this week revealed its preliminary risk management expectations for regulated entities...
AUSTRAC Releases Guide to Detect and Prevent Illicit Crypto Activity
The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) published two guides this week with hopes of helping Aussies detect and pre...
Commonwealth Bank Issues Scam Alert Over False Crypto Platform Partnership Report
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) issued a scam alert this week to notify the public about a false article circulating on social medi...
ETH Developer Virgil Griffith Sentenced to 5 Years for North Korea Crypto Trip
A New York US Federal Court judge has sentenced former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to 63 months in prison and fined him $US100,000 fo...
Commonwealth Bank’s Crypto App Delayed Due to Regulatory Hurdles
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s (CBA) plan to offer 10 popular cryptocurrencies to customers through its banking app has been delayed...
80% of Central Banks Are Considering Launching a CBDC
At least 80 percent of the world’s banks are considering launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC), according to a report from ...
MetaMask iOS Update Allows Users to Buy Crypto Using a Credit Card
MetaMask now allows iPhone and Apple Pay users to buy crypto using a debit or credit card through its mobile application, eliminating the ne...