Cryptocurrencies

Here’s how banks can cash in on cryptocurrency

03/08/18

Banks increasingly avoid crypto, but Grainne McNamara at PwC has come up with a framework banks could use to participate in the digital currency world.

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Initial coin offerings likely need to heed bank secrecy rules

03/06/18

Issuers and investors in initial coin offerings for digital coins appear to have something else to worry about besides the increased scrutiny of regulators.

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Senate poised for Dodd-Frank rollback; card losses spike at small issuers

03/05/18

The bill would raise the threshold to $250 billion for SIFI banks; small banks that lowered credit standards to attract customers are paying the price.

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Crackdown on cryptocurrency fraud widens with SEC subpoenas

03/01/18

The Securities and Exchange Commission may be focusing on the sale of options known as simple agreements for future tokens in connection with initial coin offerings.

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JPMorgan joins B of A in quiet warning: Crypto could disrupt banks

02/28/18

JPMorgan Chase just weighed in again on virtual currencies — very discreetly.

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Crypto poised to take over gun sales if banks bow out

02/26/18

As financial services companies cool on gun sales, alternative currencies may step in to pick up the slack.

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Costs of bitcoin; Bank ends NRA connection

02/23/18

Bank of America warns of “substantial” costs from cybercurrencies; First National Bank of Omaha knuckles under to a “barrage” of complaints.

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Cryptocurrency regulation is a job for Treasury

02/22/18

As Congress considers new rules for digital currencies, lawmakers should consider putting responsibility in the hands of the Treasury Department, given its role in handling traditional currency.

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Crypto exchanges welcome regulators as they woo institutional clients

02/21/18

As they cement major partnerships, launch overseas operations and court banks and other institutional investors, top cryptocurrency exchanges now see regulatory approval as a competitive advantage.

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JPMorgan: Cryptocurrencies 'could potentially have a role' in investor portfolios

02/13/18

In what could be seen as a mea culpa for CEO Jamie Dimon's disparagement of bitcoin five months ago, the Wall Street megabank has released a big and relatively bullish report on cryptocurrencies.

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