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Finance

Germany's DZ Bank to Offer Customers Crypto Trading Through Boerse Stuttgart Tie Up

The first banks will be connected this year, with a phased roll out for selected retail customers.

Germany's DZ Bank to offer cooperative bank customers crypto trading services. (Richard Klune/Getty Images)

Finance

UK Finance, Member Banks See Benefits During Experimental Phase of a Tokenization, CBDC Platform

Barclays, Citi UK, HSBC and Natwest participated in the Regulated Liability Network test.

(Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

Finance

Sygnum's First-Half Spot Crypto Trading Doubles, Derivatives Increase 500%

The surging trading volumes helped the bank reach profitability for the first time.

Trading (Pixabay)

Finance

Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Plans to Sell $500M of Employee Shares at $45B Valuation: WSJ

Revolut has been in talks with investment firm Greenoaks over the sale, which would pave the way for a potential IPO

Revolut to Suspend Certain Crypto Services (Kaysha/ Unsplash)

Policy

Global Banking Standard Setter Approves Disclosure Framework for Crypto Exposures

The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026.

BIS building (BIS)

Finance

Binance Now Allows Larger Traders to Keep Their Assets Elsewhere: FT

The move may reflect users' unease about Binance's regulatory dispute in the U.S., which saw it landed with a $4.3 billion fine in November

Two large stacked blocks displaying Binance's logo at a trade show.

Policy

Nigeria’s Central Bank Fleshes Out New Rule Allowing Crypto Firms’ Access to Bank Accounts

Nigerian banks are still restricted from holding or trading crypto on their own behalf, despite regulators’ softening stance toward digital assets.

(Emmanuel Ikwuegbu/Unsplash)

Finance

Societe Generale-Backed Euro Stablecoin EURCV Starts Trading on Bitstamp

The listing marks the first time a euro stablecoin issued by a fully regulated bank is available on a cryptocurrency exchange.

SocGen sign outside an office building

Finance

Crypto Banking Firm BCB Group CEO Quits 5 Months After His Deputy

Oliver Tonkin has replaced Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie at the crypto banking firm.

Former BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (BCB Group)

Opinion

Can Bank-Backed Exchanges Solve Crypto Trading’s Trust Problem?

Platforms built for crypto-native investors have an edge over latecomers, though the industry is embracing "institutional-grade" standards, Dr. Bo Bai writes.

(Shutterstock/Jonathan Weiss, modified by CoinDesk)