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The spread and regulation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the banking industry and fintech applications.

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ForkLog 7 02.12.2020

Crypto.com secures Australian licence to issue crypto Visa cards

The Hong Kong-based payments platform Crypto.com announced that it had received an Australian Financial Services Licence to issue cryptocurrency-backed Visa cards.

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ForkLog 5 27.11.2020

Opinion: Bitcoin will withstand an attack by banks

Rumors of a possible tightening by the Trump administration of controls over cryptocurrency users are not unfounded, but there is no need to worry about Bitcoin's long-term prospects, said Mark Yusko, CEO of Morgan Creek.

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ForkLog 9 27.11.2020

Russia’s central bank discusses digital ruble with major Russian banks

The Bank of Russia held a meeting with representatives of the country’s largest banks, including Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Moscow Credit Bank, Russian Standard Bank and others. It concerned the discussion of a possible rollout of the digital ruble, according to Kommersant.

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ForkLog 11 23.11.2020

Crypto-card issuers report tighter scrutiny from Visa and Mastercard

Payment giants Visa and Mastercard are taking a tougher stance toward potential card issuers if their activities involve digital assets. The Block reports this.

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ForkLog 12 19.11.2020

BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole to study interbank digital currency prospects

The investment divisions of the French banking giants have joined a joint project to study the potential and risks of using an interbank digital currency based on blockchain.

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ForkLog 13 16.11.2020

Leading Spanish banks to test the issuance of tokenised money

The Spanish national payment operator Iberpay announced the next phase of the Smart Money initiative. It envisages the issuance, distribution and redemption of tokenised money in collaboration with the country’s five largest banks.

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ForkLog 13 13.11.2020

Belarusbank launches a legal cryptocurrency exchange service

The largest bank in Belarus, Belarusbank, in collaboration with WhiteBird, introduced a service for buying and selling cryptocurrencies using Visa payment cards.

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ForkLog 7 12.11.2020

TON Labs to release hardware wallet for the Free TON blockchain

Developers of the Free TON blockchain project, based on the Telegram Open Network protocol, announced the release of smart cards with a hardware-wallet feature.

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ForkLog 11 11.11.2020

World’s second-largest bank to sell $3 billion in blockchain-based bonds for Bitcoin

The Chinese China Construction Bank (CCB), in collaboration with the cryptocurrency exchange Fusang, will issue debt securities worth $3 billion on the blockchain. The South China Morning Post reports this.

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ForkLog 11 11.11.2020

Moody’s forecasts outflow of bank capital due to the digital ruble

The appearance of the digital ruble could hit the retail bank accounts of Russia's financial institutions. This is reported by TASS citing Moody's, the international rating agency.

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ForkLog 10 03.11.2020

ZenGo to launch debit card in partnership with Visa

The startup behind the non-custodial ZenGo cryptocurrency wallet has joined the Visa Fast Track program. TechCrunch reports.

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ForkLog 17 29.10.2020

Crypto startup Avanti, Caitlin Long’s venture, gains U.S. bank status

The Wyoming Banking Board unanimously approved Avanti's charter and business plan, granting it official financial-institution status.

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