U.S. banks don’t mobilize their CEOs unless something big is at stake. As lawmakers debate stablecoin rewards, banks are lobbying hard to protect their role at the center of the financial system. Here’s what crypto stands to gain…
With one “simple” move, Galaxy Digital just redefined both the finance and cryptocurrency game. That’s a bold statement, sure, but…
Today the world’s largest banks aren’t just warming up to cryptocurrency; they’re actively embracing it. This seismic shift in institutional thinking is reshaping the financial landscape. And if megabanks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are chasing crypto, that’s a strong sign crypto is here to stay. The race is on…
We’re seeing a new wave of institutional crypto adoption among some of the most conservative financial institutions. For years, the traditional banking sector saw crypto as a rival – today, they’re actively embracing blockchain technology as a necessity. What changed?
Crypto adoption continues expanding, much faster than we anticipated even a year ago. Today we explore differences between institutional crypto adoption and private crypto investors. They have one thing in common…
Financial inclusion is frequently discussed from both traditional finance and cryptocurrency angles. Today, we’re covering “crisis financial inclusion” and cryptocurrency as a highly-portable, super-liquid, easily-concealed and incredibly useful store of value…
Now that U.S. financial agencies are scrambling toward a cohesive cryptocurrency policy, Should we be worried about crypto regulations? How will new rules affect the market? We speculate they’ll make the market much, much bigger and better…
BNY Mellon, America’s oldest and tenth largest bank, directly manages $2.2 trillion in assets. Will this oldest-of-old-school banks backing bitcoin finally pave the way for Boomer adoption?
The world’s largest credit card company, with its 1.1 billion credit cards in circulation and its partnerships with 275 banks, has launched a crypto buying, trading and custody platform for partner banks. Thanks to Visa’s vast global reach and long-term relationships with banks, this could be the catalyst the cryptocurrency world has been waiting for…
After being capriciously dumped by Bank of America, Roelof Botha took to Twitter to express outrage with his bank of 20 years. Yet in an ironic twist of fate, onlookers pointed out that he highlighted an issue inherent to the legacy banking system – which includes his former employer, PayPal – that crypto solves. See what that is here.