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EU Excludes 7 Russian Banks From SWIFT

The bloc is also studying whether crypto is being used to evade sanctions.

A European swift (TheOtherKev/Pixabay)

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Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Ends Blockchain Payment Network Plan

Slow growth in transaction numbers caused by COVID-19 made it difficult to expand the business at the pace originally planned.

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Berkshire Hathaway Invests $1B in Brazilian Digital Bank Nubank, Reduces Mastercard, Visa Positions

The share purchase was made in the last quarter of 2021, according to an SEC filing.

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Protego Trust Beefs Up Board by Adding Brian Brooks and Michael Carpenter

The new appointments deepen the digital bank’s expertise in digital assets, regulatory compliance and bank operations as it hopes to become a federally chartered national bank.

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Crypto Trading Volume Revs Up at Singapore's DBS Bank

DBS Digital Exchange saw its – albeit modest – trading volume in Q4 2021 grow to $595.5 million, more than double the preceding three quarters.

A DBS Bank branch in Singapore (Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Caitlin Long's Wyoming Crypto Bank Takes a Step Toward Fed Membership

It's no guarantee of Fed approval, but Avanti Bank now has a routing number through the American Bankers Association.

Avanti CEO Caitlin Long (CoinDesk archives)

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Japan's Biggest Bank to Issue Yen-Pegged Stablecoin for Settlement: Report

The trust banking arm of Mitsubishi UFJ plans to use blockchain technology for securities trading with the stablecoin acting as a payment instrument.

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Anchorage Closes In on FDIC Crypto Custodian Deal, Documents Show

The three-year deal would have Anchorage act as a crypto asset manager and liquidator for the U.S. bank regulator.

An FDIC sticker on the door of a Chase Bank branch in New York (Ben Schiller/CoinDesk)

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UnionBank of the Philippines Picks IBM and Metaco for Crypto Custody

Leveraging IBM’s key management capabilities, Metaco’s Seamus Donoghue said there are a number of similar deals in the pipeline.

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FDIC-Backed Banks Send Stablecoins in USDF First

The newly launched stablecoin was sent from an NBH Bank account to a customer of New York Community Bank.

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