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ForkLog 45 08.03.2021

JPMorgan posts 56 blockchain vacancies, some linked to JPM Coin

The JPMorgan financial holding has opened 56 blockchain-related vacancies. According to the company's site search, the term appears in the titles of 34 positions.

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ForkLog 28 05.03.2021

Survey: 22% of Goldman Sachs clients expect Bitcoin price to rise above $100,000 within a year

Global investment bank Goldman Sachs surveyed its clients about cryptocurrencies. 76% of respondents are confident that Bitcoin's price will stay above $40,000 in the coming year. The Block reports.

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ForkLog 17 05.03.2021

Over 600,000 have joined the Chainge Finance DeFi app waitlist

More than 600,000 people have joined the Chainge Finance DeFi app waitlist two months after its launch, according to project representatives.

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ForkLog 12 03.03.2021

Colombia’s oldest commercial bank to test cryptocurrency operations

Banco de Bogotá will participate in a pilot cryptocurrency project overseen by Colombia's Financial Management. The bank will assess business models and risks associated with handling digital assets, according to local publication Portafolio.

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ForkLog 21 02.03.2021

Media: Goldman Sachs to resume cryptocurrency operations and study launch of Bitcoin ETF

One of the largest US investment banks, Goldman Sachs, is set to relaunch its cryptocurrency trading desk, Reuters reports, citing sources.

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ForkLog 14 24.02.2021

Swiss bank with 177-year history adds cryptocurrency support

Founded in 1844 in Geneva, private bank Bordier & Cie added to its services the purchase, trading and custody of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Tezos. The initiative was implemented with the mediation of the regulated crypto-bank Sygnum.

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ForkLog 23 23.02.2021

JPMorgan urges abandoning Bitcoin in favour of fintech

Bitcoin is at most an 'economic spectacle', and the main outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic will be the rise of fintech. This view was presented in a new JPMorgan analyst report, CNBC reports.

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ForkLog 26 18.02.2021

Wall Street clients pile into Polkadot via ETPs

Clients of investment banks Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and UBS were among the buyers of a Polkadot-based exchange-traded product (ETP) from 21Shares. CoinDesk reports, citing Bloomberg terminal data.

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ForkLog 28 13.02.2021

Elon Musk criticises banks for slow transactions and weak security

Elon Musk, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, criticised modern banks for their slow systems and insecure databases.

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ForkLog 15 13.02.2021

Deutsche Bank to launch custody service for cryptocurrencies

The Deutsche Bank group plans to launch a custody service for cryptocurrencies aimed at major investors. This follows the World Economic Forum (WEF) report from December 2020.

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ForkLog 22 11.02.2021

America’s oldest bank to offer Bitcoin custody services

The Bank of New York Mellon, trusted by clients in 35 countries to custody assets valued at $41.1 trillion, will add Bitcoin custody and other cryptocurrency services to its roster, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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ForkLog 8 11.02.2021

AllianceBernstein flags competition between the DeFi sector and banks

The financial giant AllianceBernstein, with $600 billion in assets under management, addressed decentralized exchanges in a client note and forecast DeFi protocols expanding to the scale of traditional-finance institutions.

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