16 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

US Treasury Sanctions Crypto Exchange, Bitcoin Mining at Home + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.____Exchanges news The US Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against crypto exchange Suex OTC, S.R.O. which it had accused of...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Aussie Banks Reject Crypto Industry’s ‘Bullying’ Allegations

Australia’s leading banks National Australia Bank (NAB) and Westpac are rejecting accusations of discrimination against the country’s crypto sector, responding to allegations made by industry representatives during their testimonies before the Australian Senate."It's one of the...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

South Korea: Four Exchanges Safe but USD 2.6B Closure Storm Brewing

There is mixed news for the crypto exchange industry in South Korea, where it looks like the fate of the four biggest trading platforms is now secure – but customers of smaller exchanges could be caught up in a USD 2.6bn maelstrom.After a new crypto law came into force earlier this...

, by Tim Alper

Crypto Entrepreneurs On Debanking, ‘Bullying’ By Banks, Govt Agencies

Sydney-based crypto entrepreneur Michaela Juric, Founder of peer-to-peer trading platform Bitcoin Babe, said she has been shunned by 91 financial institutions, included on a terrorism watchlist, and “bullied” by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) because of...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Chinese Banks Bolster Digital Yuan Resources Prior to CBDC Debut

Major Chinese banks are beefing up their digital yuan capacities ahead of the imminent launch of the nation’s central bank digital currency (CBDC).Per the Securities Daily (via East Money), a number of the commercial banks that have already begun working with the central People’s Bank...

, by Tim Alper

Swiss Bank Drops Crypto Asset Service Amid U-Turn On Innovation

In an unexpected turn of events, Switzerland’s Basler Kantonalbank (BKB) has announced it shut down its cryptoasset-focused project in a bid to focus on other sectors set out in its strategy for the years 2022 to 2025. BKB has also decided to close its fintech subsidiary Keen Innovation which...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Colombian Bank Begins Second Phase of its Crypto Pilot with Exchanges

Colombia’s oldest commercial bank, the Banco de Bogotá, has begun the next stage of a crypto pilot that will allow 5,000 of its customers to make and receive payments using tokens hosted on the platforms of two major crypto exchanges.As reported, the bank has partnered with the trading...

, by Tim Alper

Chinese Banks Looking to Use Digital Yuan in Funds and Insurance Sector

Some of China’s biggest commercial banks are looking to pilot digital yuan use cases for funds and insurance-related products – in a major move away from the core functions of the pilot thus far.Since the central People’s Bank of China (PBoC) began its pilots, initiatives have...

, by Tim Alper

Think Tank Tells South Korean Banks: Start Offering Crypto Custody Services

A research paper from an influential South Korean think-tank has recommended that banks enter the crypto custody and blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) spaces to end their reliance on interest-based income sources.Per the news agency Yonhap, Lee Soon-ho, a senior researcher from the Seoul-based Korea...

, by Tim Alper

Banks Protest Crypto Firms’ Claim to Federal Reserve Payments Systems

Crypto businesses are seeking access to the US Federal Reserve’s (FED) payments systems that legacy finance institutions use to move money around swiftly. However, in a bid to protect their privileged position in the US financial system, banks are protesting against providing crypto companies...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange, USD 100M DeFi Initiative + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news._____Exchanges newsPayment giant Square and social media giant Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that Square's new division focused on...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Why Fiat Currency Is More Confusing Than Crypto

One common refrain you hear about crypto, at least from laypeople, is that it’s too ‘complicated,’ ‘hard to understand,’ ‘opaque.’ On a technical level this view is understandable, yet it ignores the fact that what cryptocurrencies aim to replace/supplement...

, by Simon Chandler

Poloniex Settles With the SEC, New Digital Yuan Giveaway + MOre News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Exchanges newsPoloniex has agreed to pay nearly USD 10.4m to settle charges for operating an unregistered online digital asset...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

USDC Issuer Circle Set to Turn Into Full-Reserve National Commercial Bank

US-based crypto company Circle, the issuer of the second-most popular stablecoin USD Coin (USDC), said it's on a journey towards becoming "a national digital currency bank."Per today's post by the company's CEO Jeremy Allaire, in their founding documents, Circle "envisioned that we could build a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

CBDC: A Solution in Search of a Problem?

Below is a speech by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller before the American Enterprise Institute on Thursday, August 5. ___The payment system is changing in profound ways as individuals demand faster payments, central banks including the Fed respond, and nonbank entities seek a greater...

, by Christopher J. Waller

Ethereum Outpaced by BSC & WAX, Zcash Founder Starts a PoS Campaign + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Blockchain newsIn July, Binance Smart Chain (BSC), fueled by play-to-earn games, was the most used blockchain (658,000 unique...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

# Banking (Page 16)

Cryptonews in numbers