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Citigroup Director of Blockchain and Digital Assets to Leave for Six Digital Exchange

Alexandre Kech's departure follows the exit of another key digital-assets employee from Citi in August.

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Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fixes Technical Problem That Halted Payments and Withdrawals From US Bank Accounts

The exchange says the issue was identified and a solution was implemented.

Bitcoin drifted lower in Tuesday trading. (Pierre-Yves Babelon/Getty Images)

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La tenencia de criptomonedas de los bancos podría ser solo el 0,01% de la exposición total de riesgo, según estudio

El primer estudio de este tipo podría tener influencia en las normas globales más importantes sobre el capital bancario para las criptomonedas.

Los reguladores están estudiando qué normas bancarias deberían aplicarse a las criptomonedas. (Wang Yukun/Getty Images)

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Banks’ Crypto Asset Holdings May Be Just 0.01% of Total Risk Exposure, Basel Study Finds

The first survey of its kind may influence crucial global standards on bank capital for crypto.

Los reguladores están estudiando qué normas bancarias deberían aplicarse a las criptomonedas. (Wang Yukun/Getty Images)

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Crypto Lender Nexo Acquires Minority Stake in OCC-Regulated Summit National Bank

The deal will enable Nexo to open bank accounts with Summit National Bank, as well as enhancing its other products.

Antoni Trenchev Co-Founder Nexo (Shutterstock/Coindesk)

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US IRS Can Issue Summons to Bank Serving Crypto Broker SFOX Customers in Search of Tax Evaders

The John Doe summons will require M.Y. Safra Bank to provide information about SFOX customers who used the bank and may owe taxes on crypto transactions.

The IRS' headquarters in Washington. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

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Wall Street Bank CEOs Tell Congress They’re Unlikely to Finance Crypto Miners

The chief executives of Citigroup, Bank of America and Wells Fargo were questioned Wednesday at a congressional hearing.

Cartelera del Bank of America. (Getty Images)

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Digital Asset-Focused Bank Protego Trust Names Ron Totaro as CEO

Protego added Bitfury’s CEO to its board of directors in February.

Ron Totaro, CEO de Protego Trust Bank. (Protego Bank)

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Banco Itaú fue seleccionado por el Banco Central de Brasil para desarrollar un fondo de liquidez DeFi

El BC eligió otros siete proyectos para que formen parte de su Laboratorio de Tecnología e Innovación Financiera y Tecnológica.

Edificio del Banco Central de Brasil. (Credit: Shutterstock/Alf Ribeiro)

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Animoca Brands' Japan Unit Raises $45M for NFT Licensing, Investment

Animoca Brands Japan raised the funds from its parent firm and MUFG Bank.

The Animoca Brands team in Hong Kong (Animoca)