Cryptocurrencies

Wells settles investor lawsuit; Tarullo the transition?

05/07/18

Bank agrees to pay $480 million to investors related to the phony accounts scandal; Daniel Tarullo’s Fed departure called a turning point on oversight.

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AIG earnings decline; Goldman to open bitcoin trading unit

05/03/18

MetLife and Prudential exceed expectations; cybercurrency desk will trade contracts linked to the digital currency’s value.

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Feds look into the ether; pressure grows on Deutsche chairman

05/01/18

Agencies are examining regulating cybercurrencies not named bitcoin; is Paul Achleitner to blame for the German bank’s problems?

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Crypto lending may be risky, but these firms say they've solved the riddle

04/30/18

As a new crypto lender, Nexo, launches Monday, the fintechs that lend money to people based on the digital currency they own say they’re doing well even when cryptocurrency values plummet.

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Hoenig steps down from FDIC; Regional banks lose deposit share

04/30/18

Vice chairman set to leave agency on Monday; big regionals are caught in the middle, losing share to both the biggest national banks and community institutions.

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Calif. treasurer wants Wells CEO gone; Cryptocurrencies may not comply

04/24/18

John Chiang says the bank “reeks of betrayal” a day before the bank’s annual meeting; the former chair of the CFTC has doubts about cryptocurrencies.

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Bankers can't be too cautious with crypto

04/23/18

Financial institutions engaged in virtual currency markets face a number of risks — proceeding carefully is justified.

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Wells’ $1B penalty; Barclays CEO fined

04/20/18

The bank’s latest punishment would settle charges by the CFPB and the OCC; Staley did not act without integrity in trying to unmask a whistleblower.

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New York AG launches crypto inquiry

04/17/18

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman asked 13 cryptocurrency exchanges for detailed information about their operations as part of a "fact-finding inquiry."

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Barclays is said to be sounding out clients about trading crypto

04/16/18

Barclays has been gauging clients' interest in the British bank starting a cryptocurrency trading desk, potentially joining Goldman Sachs in pioneering a new business on Wall Street, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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