Cryptocurrencies

Swiss regulator slams JPM; Fannie, Freddie get a boost

12/22/17

Bank allegedly “seriously breached” anti-money laundering rules; mortgage agencies will be permitted to retain $3 billion capital buffer.

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Goldman Sachs plans to trade cryptocurrencies by June 2018

12/21/17

The famed investment bank is set to become the first major Wall Street bank to make markets in digital currencies such as bitcoin.

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Banks plan to raise salaries; Comptroller boosts fintech firms

12/21/17

Wells, Fifth Third, others plan to raise pay after tax reform; Joseph Otting backs a federal banking charter for online lenders.

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Ripple adds Morgan Stanley veteran to board of directors

12/19/17

The blockchain startup continues to pack its board with mainstream finance experts.

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'Choose the harder right over the easier wrong': Comments of the week

12/14/17

Readers chime in on the GOP’s inheriting vast regulatory powers, the continuing back and forth over who leads the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the root causes of cryptocurrency hacks, and more.

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Bitcoin surge spawns startup lenders willing to accept crypto-collateral

12/14/17

Lenders on the fringe of the financial industry are now pitching a solution to bitcoin investors in need of funds but wary of cashing in: loans using a digital hoard as collateral.

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Yellen hails continuity at Fed; online lending flops

12/14/17

Departing central bank chief says colleagues are committed to strict bank regulation; marketplace lending not living up to promises as delinquencies continue to rise.

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Vanguard leapfrogs cautious banks, unveils blockchain network plan

12/12/17

Rather than forming a consortium of peers to investigate blockchain technology, as many banks have done, one of the world's largest asset managers is acting on its own.

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Bitcoin bulls beat bears; SEC chief warns on cybercurrency risk

12/12/17

Price of digital currency jumps 24% in first day of futures trading; Jay Clayton tells buyers to beware, then halts an initial coin offering.

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Inside banks, bitcoin futures are riling trading executives

12/08/17

Bitcoin is coming to Wall Street on Sunday, and some executives at the world's biggest banks aren't sleeping well.

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