The financial industry plays a crucial role in the global economy, facilitating transactions, providing loans, and offering various financial services. However, the sector has not been immune to instances of fraudulent and illegal activities. Over the years, major banks have…
Apparent Blacklisting of Crypto from Banks Being Investigated by Congress
Heads of three House committees, Patrick McHenry (NC-10) of Financial Services, French Hill (AR-02) of Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, and Bill Huizenga (MI-04) of Oversight and Investigations, wrote to the top executives of the Federal Reserve, the FDIC,…
Banks to keep more reserve if they deal with Crypto
The EU Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs published a report last week. This crypto-related Draft is to become law as soon as 2024. According to this draft’s author, banks may have to hold 12.5 times more in their…
Cryptocurrency Pitfalls Need to be Mitigated – Whitehouse
In January 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the first Bitcoin (BTC) block. Back then, not a lot of people cared or heard about Bitcoin or Cryptocurrency. It was called magic internet money and was described as a fad. People did not…
BIS Permits Banks to Hold 2% of Their Reserves In Cryptocurrency.
A policy allowing banks to hold 2% of their reserves in cryptocurrencies was recently introduced by the BIS in its Prudential Treatment of Cryptoasset Exposure report for December 2022. Banks to Hold 1% Maximum The policy, which covers a number…
Crypto Exchanges in India Face Resistance from Banks
Over the past few years and most specifically with the CONID-19 pandemic cryptocurrencies have become an increasingly popular mode of investment and trading in India, where Indian youth have become more enthusiastic about it. As the younger generation is more…
Basel Based Bank Consortium issues Crypto warning to Financial Institutions
A warning has been issued by a consortium of bank regulators through a statement that said crypto-currency could have massive implications for the financial sector. The statement read; “The continued growth of crypto asset trading platforms and new financial products…
High Stakes Trial of Avi Eisenberg Involves Alleged 110 Million Dollar Theft from Mango Markets Crypto Exchange
In the high-stakes trial of Avi Eisenberg, a 28-year-old trader, federal jurors in New York were presented with divergent narratives regarding his alleged manipulation of the Mango Markets cryptocurrency exchange, resulting in the theft of a staggering $110 million. The…
Bitcoin’s Long-Term Investors Now Possess More Than 76% of All BTC for the First Time. Details below
In the ever-fluctuating world of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, affectionately known as BTC, is currently undergoing a transformation that is sending shockwaves through the market. Regardless of whether you are an experienced BTC price speculator or a newcomer to the crypto arena,…
