bitcoin

Breaking Banks: Bitcoin's backstory; Fintech in Charlotte

06/02/17

American Banker reporter Brian Eha shares stories and thoughts from his new book, "How Money Got Free: Bitcoin and the Fight for the Future of Finance," and two fintech leaders explain why Charlotte is destined to be the next big fintech hub.

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Bitcoin frenzy continues; broker bonus battle

05/26/17

The price of bitcoin continues to rise in volatile trading; Wells Fargo, still reeling from its phony accounts scandal, is boosting signing bonuses for brokers just as competitors decrease theirs.

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R3 raises $100 million in latest funding; Fidelity adopts bitcoin

05/24/17

Blockchain platform's capital raising is its biggest to date; mutual fund giant now accepts digital currency in its cafeteria as CEO Abigail Johnson embraces it.

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Citi settles Banamex probe; bitcoin surges again

05/23/17

Bank agrees to pay $97 million as DOJ drops criminal charges involving money laundering at Citi uni; digital currency price roars past $2,200 as Japanese catch the bitcoin bug.

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Hackers tough new task: Cash in their bitcoin; Dimon takes the heat

05/17/17

Cashing in digital currency for government-backed paper may not be so easy; JPM CEO is taken to task by shareholders for his close ties to President Trump.

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Germany's top regulator on international cooperation, blockchain, capital requirements

05/05/17

Andreas Dombret, the head of banking supervision for the German central bank, discusses how cooperation remains vital despite retrenchment in the U.S. and Europe, how blockchain changes banking, and the difference between the German and U.S. banking systems.

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Wells directors survive – barely; Bitcoin woes

04/26/17

Shareholders reelected all of the bank's directors, though some got only slightly more than 50% approval; exchanges having trouble processing deals in dollars.

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'This is not about charity': Gates Foundation exec on financial inclusion and mobile money

04/25/17

Kosta Peric, deputy director of digital payments and financial services for the poor at the Gates Foundation, discusses his efforts to expand access to low-cost financial services in developing countries.

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Barclays fallout; will bitcoin ever catch on?

04/12/17

The financial press looks at possible ramifications from Jes Staley's attempt to unmask a whistleblower at the British bank; why has the digital currency failed to live up to eight years of hype?

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Banks still spooked by bitcoin, Wells lawsuit shows

04/11/17

A legal dispute between Wells Fargo and one of the largest bitcoin exchanges underlines persistent doubts U.S. banks have about participating in digital currency.

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