33 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2025

TokenPay To Acquire 9.9% in German Bank, Will Litecoin Join the Deal?

Derek Capo, the CEO of TokenPay, a decentralized payment platform, confirmed on Twitter that the company is buying 9.9% in an undisclosed bank in Germany with an option to acquire the balance upon regulatory approval. However, the tweet did not mention Litecoin Foundation, as earlier media reports...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chile Sends “An Excellent Sign” to the Crypto Industry

Chilean cryptocurrency exchange platform Buda has scored a victory in its legal battle with two of the country’s biggest banks.As previously reported on Cryptonews.com, Buda, along with another exchange, had their accounts closed by a number of major banks, effectively suspending their...

, by Tim Alper

Transfer of USD 99m in litecoin: 2.5 minutes and a USD 0.40 fee

Recently, a huge trade has been garnering attention in the crypto community as an example of good scalability. Namely, a trade worth USD 99 million in Litecoin took just two and a half minutes to clear and cost a measly USD 0.40, as noticed by Reddit users.The identities of the parties involved in...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Japanese Largest Bank Tests Digital Currency in Cashier-free Store

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest bank in Japan and one of the largest in the world, has opened an unmanned convenience store for its employees – with payments made in its MUFG coin digital currency.The bank has claimed it has made a major breakthrough with its newest development,...

, by Tim Alper

Blockchain May Hurt Swiss Banking the Most, Says Moody’s

Blockchain holds the potential that could hurt Swiss banks the most, given that its massive banking industry generates half of its revenue from fees and commissions - something blockchain could completely eliminate, according to Moody's, a credit rating, research, and risk analysis services...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

South Korean Regulators May Suspend Exchanges’ Corporate Bank Accounts

South Korean financial regulators may move to suspend the corporate bank accounts of the country’s small- and medium-sized cryptocurrency exchange platforms.A special unit of the Financial Supervisory Service is currently working with the Financial Services Commission as part of a series of...

, by Tim Alper

South Korean Investors Snubbing Real-name Crypto Banking

Media outlet Money Today claims that South Korean customers appear loath to open real-name cryptocurrency bank accounts. In January this year, the government unveiled guidelines that required cryptocurrency to Korean won transfers through banks to be made via special real-name, social security...

, by Tim Alper

Morning News: MailChimp Issues Crypto Ban, Yahoo Crypto Move Still On

MailChimp Issuing Crypto Ban? Yahoo Japan Hints it May Yet Buy an Exchange BitFlyer Strikes Deal with Mobile Bank Dip in Brand Ratings for S Korean ExchangesCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was...

, by Tim Alper

Chile Crypto Exchanges Slam on Banks for Service Denial

Two crypto exchanges from Chile have made a joint public statement calling out the country’s baking association (Asociación de Bancos e Instituciones Financieras or ABIF) for not having a clear stance on the industry.The companies, BUDA and Crypto MKT have condemned the closing of...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

First Live Securities Trade on Blockchain Platform

ING and Credit Suisse have successfully carried out a transaction worth USD 25 million with the use of the collateral lending application of fintech HQLAX on R3’s Corda distributed ledger platform.The two European banks performed “the first-ever live securities trade on a blockchain...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

The Curious Case Against Bitcoin on Credit Cards

Recently, a number of banks in the US and the UK that offer credit cards have halted all transactions being sent to known cryptocurrency dealers. However, for those who wish to purchase bitcoin on a credit card, there are still a multitude of options available that as of yet are not being affected...

, by Robert DeVoe

Morning News: 2nd S Korean Crypto Suicide, Mitsubishi Crypto Plan

Bitcoin Crash Takes Ultimate Toll on S Korean Investors Crypto Asset Protection Plan Crypto Rich List Goldman Sachs Prediction Online Bank Testing Blockchain Solutions South Korean Gov’t Official Cleared of Insider TradingCatch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news...

, by Tim Alper

Market Declines Further After More Banks Ban Credit Crypto Purchases

Bitcoin recovery was short lived as the price failed to break the USD 10,000 level. It came under renewed selling pressure and declined below USD 9,000.The second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum’s Ether also declined after failing to break the USD 1,000 resistance. It is currently trading below...

, by Aayush Jindal

Developer of Blockchain Based Bank Acquired Bank in Vanuatu

Bankera, a digital bank developer, published in their blog post that they had acquired a bank.The co-founders, Vytautas Karalevičius, Mantas Mockevičius and Justas Dobiliauskas for undisclosed sum have acquired the Pacific Private Bank based in Vanuatu after fourth months of diligent...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Your Morning News Update

Catch up on the most essential cryptocurrency and blockchain news stories breaking in Asia and the Americas while the rest of the world was asleep. American Regulator to Clampdown on “Overnight” Blockchain Companies The United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will...

, by Tim Alper

Consumer Defender Picks Fight With Bank Over Bitcoin

DECO, the Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection, recently protested against Banco Santander Totta S.A., Portugal’s fourth largest bank, for blocking a client’s transfers on the grounds they were related to cryptocurrency.When João Nogueira, an associate of DECO, decided...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

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