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Coinbase Reinstates UK Bank Deposits and Withdrawals

Coinbase UK is once more allowing GBP deposits and withdrawals after it partnered with ClearBank in August.

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Singapore Exchange–Backed iSTOX Raises Series A for Tokenized Securities Trading

The Singapore Exchange-backed security token platform has raised an undisclosed investment from an investment bank based in Thailand.

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American Banking Giants Sound Off Against Libra as Monetary Threat

Execs from some of the biggest U.S. banks reportedly told the Federal Reserve that Facebook’s Libra would pose a threat to monetary policies.

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Financial Services Giant Morningstar to Offer Ratings for Crypto Assets

Morningstar Credit Ratings is planning a rating system for tokenized debt securities to make the emerging asset class more credible for investors.

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Finance

Binance and Polychain Are Funding a Crypto-Friendly Bank in Malta

Paula Pandolfino is raising more than $10 million to launch a crypto-centric bank in Malta in 2020.

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This Crypto-Savvy Bank Is Building Bandwidth for Bitcoin Retail Payments

The German bank is set to help European retailers accept bitcoin payments in early 2020.

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Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Lines up Buyers for 'Initial Digital Offering'

Swiss stock exchange SIX's SDX blockchain platform has organized a consortium of institutions to back its "initial digital offering" set for mid-2020.

SIX Swiss Exchange is based in Zurich.

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The New Medici Bank Is About to Take On Its First Crypto Clients

The new crypto-friendly institution, founded by a descendant of the Renaissance-era banking dynasty, is about to onboard its first clients.

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Online Lender SoFi to Launch Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading Next Week

The millennial-focused SoFi will offer trading in bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin next Tuesday and source its liquidity from Coinbase.

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Finance

Barclays Hackathon to Attack Data ‘Silos’ With Blockchain

Barclays is holding another hackathon to tackle the finance industry’s perennial problem of data silos. Again, blockchain will take center stage. 

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