31 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2025

Crypto Industry Watch: Three Good News vs. Two Bad Ones

Coinbase Launches OTC Trading Big Banks Join Blockchain Initiative Amazon Reveals New Blockchain Services Novogratz’s Trading Desk Loses USD 136 million Steemit Announces Lay-OffsWith the crypto market seemingly in a bipolar state of mind, getting crushed one day and then surging the...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ripple Increases Its Dominance in the Market

Following the “flippening” last week where Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency dethroned Ethereum as the most valuable digital asset in terms of market capitalization, XRP has managed to strengthen its positions in the crypto market after the crash last week.Percentage of total market...

, by Fredrik Vold

Ripple’s New Ad Is Brutally Honest

After a successful advertising campaign of eToro, a multi-asset platform which offers both investing in stocks and cryptocurrencies, Ripple, a California-based crypto start-up focusing on the banking sector, is trying to get their minute of fame. The startup has just published a new ad, and...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Another Crypto Exchange’s Victory in Banking Battle

South Korean Blockchain community leaders have welcomed a Seoul district court’s decision to overturn a banking ban on exchange platform Coinis.Nonghyup (NH) Bank, one of the country’s largest commercial banks, last month decided to end its banking partnership with Coinis, a...

, by Tim Alper

Banks Spark Crypto Crackdown Fear in Panama

Banks in Panama, which is one of the Top 20 countries by crypto ATMs per capita, appear to be refusing cryptocurrency transactions, per media reports, sparking fears that a crackdown has begun.Per newspaper La Estrella de Panama, “a handful of users” have claimed that their bank...

, by Tim Alper

S Korean Exchanges ‘Could Downsize’ as Gov’t Regulations Bite

South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges could be forced to downsize or start looking abroad for business expansion opportunities as government regulations take their toll on the country’s crypto businesses and investors, per industry sources.According to media outlet Money Today, a number of...

, by Tim Alper

Japan: ‘24/7, Real-Time Yen Withdrawals’ and a New Stablecoin

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange BitBank has announced that its customers can now make real-time token-to-yen withdrawals to scores of leading banks in the country.The exchange has joined the Japanese Banks’ Payment Clearing Network Zengin System, which yesterday launched a new phase of its...

, by Tim Alper

New Banking Revolution Based on DLT

Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings. _________Today’s banking system is an opaque web of intermediaries and...

, by Juan M. Villaverde

Ripple Enters Remittance Corridor Between Europe and India

The Swell 2018 event hosted by Ripple, California-based crypto start-up focusing on the banking sector, saw another victory for the company: remittance operator TransferGo implemented Ripple’s xCurrent product for cross-border payments. TransferGo claims it has 700,000 customers across 47...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Ripple Wars: Good News vs. Decentralization

Ripple, California-based crypto start-up focusing on the banking sector, has just come forward with good news: three clients have moved from pilot-testing to full commercial use of Ripple’s xRapid product, which uses the cryptocurrency XRP as a liquidity vehicle for cross-border payments....

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Traditional Banking Veterans Migrate into Crypto

While most traditional financial institutions are slow to show their support for the nascent industry of cryptocurrencies, there are more and more signs that professionals with traditional banking background are moving into crypto on their own.Recent news that Swiss startup SEBA Crypto has raised...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Vietnam Banks Halt Crypto Business – Reports

News outlets in Vietnam are claiming commercial banks have decided to discontinue cryptocurrency-related business at the behest of the country’s central bank.The central bank recently issued a directive on cryptocurrency transactions aimed at “strengthening control” over...

, by Tim Alper

Banking Giant Prepares for Crypto Mass Adoption

One of the largest banks in the United States, Bank of America (BofA), has applied for a blockchain patent for the secure storage of cryptocurrency. This patent application now joins almost 50 others filed by the bank in relation to blockchain and cryptocurrencies - reportedly the most among all...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Small Liechtenstein Bank Tries To Set an Example For Crypto Banking

Liechtenstein’s Union Bank AG announced their intent to become the first fully regulated bank to issue their own security token, as well as a fiat-backed stablecoin, Union Bank payment coin. “In the future, Union Bank AG will be a one-stop crypto and blockchain solution provider which...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Crypto Friendly S Korean Bank Signs Blockchain Deal

One of South Korea’s biggest commercial banks, Shinhan, has announced that it will use the new high-speed blockchain platform developed by one of the country’s biggest mobile providers, KT.Per news outlet Joongang Ilbo, KT and Shinhan will look to apply blockchain-powered solutions to...

, by Tim Alper

Barclays Explores Crypto Trading – Report

British bank Barclays has put together a team of senior staff members to explore how it can start trading cryptocurrencies, according to a report by Barrons.Two employees are reportedly working on a project aiming to integrate cryptocurrencies into the firm’s trading operations, the report...

, by Fredrik Vold

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