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ForkLog 9 23.12.2020

Swiss crypto bank SEBA raises CHF 20 million in Series B

The regulated cryptocurrency bank SEBA announced the successful completion of its Series B funding round, through which it attracted CHF 20 million (~$22.5 million).

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ForkLog 13 23.12.2020

Otkritie Factoring joins Factorin blockchain platform

A blockchain platform for trade finance Factorin and the fintech company Otkritie Factoring have signed a partnership agreement.

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ForkLog 14 17.12.2020

Crystal Blockchain and FICO to help banks mitigate risks in servicing crypto firms

FICO, the analytics company, and Crystal Blockchain, the service from Bitfury Group, announced a partnership to provide banks with monitoring and risk-management services related to the cryptocurrency business.

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ForkLog 14 16.12.2020

Malta’s banks jeopardise plans for a ‘blockchain island’

Malta, crypto- and blockchain-friendly, faced a reluctance among local banks to work with industry representatives. This was reported, citing the country’s finance minister Clyde Caruana, by Lovin Malta.

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ForkLog 10 15.12.2020

Italian Banca Generali to offer clients bitcoin trading and custody services

Banca Generali, a unit of Italy's largest insurance company Assicurazioni Generali, will offer clients services for trading and custody of the first cryptocurrency. To this end, the financial institution invested in the Bitcoin wallet developer Conio.

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ForkLog 13 14.12.2020

Swiss-regulated cryptocurrency bank Sygnum tokenised its shares and plans to conduct the first DLT-based IPO among financial institutions.

Swiss-regulated cryptocurrency bank Sygnum tokenised its shares and plans to be the first among financial institutions to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) based on distributed ledger technology.

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ForkLog 9 11.12.2020

JPMorgan Conducted Test Intraday Repo Using JPM Coin on Upcoming Blockchain App

JPMorgan Chase conducted an intraday repo trade on an upcoming blockchain application. The calculations used the bank's developing stablecoin JPM Coin, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 9 10.12.2020

ING tests cryptocurrency custody solution

The Dutch bank ING has for the first time disclosed details of the preliminary trials of a digital asset custody solution developed under the Pyctor project, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 10 10.12.2020

Paxos Applies for National Bank Charter

Paxos has filed with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) an application to obtain a national trust bank charter. If approved, the firm would become the first custodian of digital assets to be regulated as a "crypto bank" at both federal and regional levels.

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ForkLog 11 08.12.2020

Swiss SIX stock exchange to launch crypto gateway for banks

The SDX blockchain platform of SIX Group's stock exchange and the custodial firm Custodigit will launch the 'Institutional Digital Asset Gateway' in the first quarter of 2021.

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ForkLog 8 03.12.2020

German private bank to launch cryptocurrency fund

An investment company created by the German private bank Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers AG for digital assets and the fintech Kapilendo announced a joint launch of a cryptocurrency fund.

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ForkLog 8 02.12.2020

Visa to issue a USD Coin (USDC)–linked card

The payments giant Visa linked its global network to Circle's USD Coin (USDC). In its plans is the issuance of a card that would enable merchants to directly accept USDC as payment, according to Forbes.

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