Crypto Banking news and trends

Keytom Launches Digital Asset-Focused Neobank
Cryptocurrency // April 09, 2024

Keytom, a neobank centered around digital assets, has announced its launch. The Dubai-based company said its goal is to introduce “a new era of financial management by organizing all digital assets in one convenient location,” according to a Tuesday (April 9) news release, targeting people...

BCB Group Chief Departs Crypto Banking Firm
Cryptocurrency // November 22, 2023

The chief executive of BCB Group has reportedly stepped down from the cryptocurrency banking company. CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie has left the firm to seek new opportunities, Coindesk reported Wednesday (Nov. 22), citing a company email.  Oliver Tonkin, deputy CEO and former BCB general counsel, has been bumped...

Tether Taps Britannia Bank to Process Dollar Transfers
Cryptocurrency // August 30, 2023

Tether has reportedly begun working with Bahamas-based Britannia Bank & Trust to process dollar transfers. A report Tuesday (Aug. 29) by Bloomberg News — citing sources familiar with the matter — said the stablecoin issuer had instructed customers to send funds to Britannia in recent months. According to Bloomberg, it...

Select BNY Mellon Customers Can Now Deposit Bitcoin, Ether
Cryptocurrency // October 11, 2022

The biggest bank in the country and the first of the larger financial institutions in the U.S. is now accepting cryptocurrency deposits for bitcoin and ether from select investors. BNY Mellon is now safeguarding digital assets alongside traditional investments on the same platform and is...

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Coinbase: FDIC Put Brakes on Crypto Banking at US Lenders

December 08, 2024
Coinbase is reportedly accusing an American financial regulator of hindering cryptocurrency banking activity. That’s according to a Friday (Dec. 6) report by Coindesk, citing court documents unearthed by History Associates, a research firm working with Coinbase that sued the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in June. During the course […]

Keytom Launches Digital Asset-Focused Neobank

April 09, 2024
Keytom, a neobank centered around digital assets, has announced its launch. The Dubai-based company said its goal is to introduce “a new era of financial management by organizing all digital...

Tether Taps Britannia Bank to Process Dollar Transfers

August 30, 2023
Tether has reportedly begun working with Bahamas-based Britannia Bank & Trust to process dollar transfers. A report Tuesday (Aug. 29) by Bloomberg News — citing sources familiar with the matter — said the stablecoin issuer...

Select BNY Mellon Customers Can Now Deposit Bitcoin, Ether

October 11, 2022
The biggest bank in the country and the first of the larger financial institutions in the U.S. is now accepting cryptocurrency deposits for bitcoin and ether from select investors. BNY...