BTG Pactual – the leading investment bank in Brazil – has announced the launch of a Crypto App, Mynt, which gives its investors direct access to Bitcoin and Ether, with a planned future expansion into altcoin offerings. According to BTG…
Deutsche Börse – operator of the German Stock exchange – has been steadily branching out into Crypto offerings over the past few months, having launched crypto derivatives and Exchange-traded Products earlier this year. According to an article by CoinTelegraph, the…
With 2020 seeing a 300% increase in the cumulative value of all cryptocurrencies, investor interest in digital assets has grown dramatically, including the emergence of more institutional players entering the market. This stellar growth in the market and the increasing…
Institutional Interest in the digital assets space is rising rapidly, with Coinbase’s recent increase in its planned $1.5 Billion debt offering to a $2 Billion offering highlighting a strong representation of institutional adoption. While Bitcoin has long been the name…
“The launch of dedicated crypto research is in recognition of the growing significance of cryptocurrencies and other digital assets in global markets,” the bank said. The London-based team will look into the impact of crypto on equities and fixed income…
Following cooperation with German-based crypto exchange Swarm Markets, customers of the UK Post Office may now buy Bitcoin in-app. Users who have verified their identities using the Post Office EasyID app will be able to access and purchase cryptocurrencies directly…
Stablecoins and decentralised finance will challenge banks’ business models and monetary authorities must act more quickly to develop official digital assets, senior policymaker Benoît Coeuré said in a speech on September 10th. “The time has passed for central banks to…
Mastercard continues to strengthen its digital asset capabilities, buying cryptocurrency intelligence outfit CipherTrace. Financial terms were not disclosed. CipherTrace analyses massive amounts of validated blockchain transaction attribution to build up insight on more than 900 cryptocurrencies. This intelligence is ten…
The central banks of Honduras and Guatemala are eying digital currencies, officials said on Wednesday, following El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as legal currency. (Reuters) The central bank presidents for Honduras and Guatemala both said the banks were studying digital…
Digital asset custodian Hex Trust has obtained a key license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Capital Markets Services license will allow Hex Trust to provide custodial services regulated under Singapore’s Securities and Futures Act. Calvin Shen, the company’s…