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Finance

Tether's Bank Deltec Says Stablecoin Is Fully Backed by Reserves

"Every tether is backed by a reserve and their reserve is more than what is in circulation," said Gregory Pepin, Deltec Bank's deputy CEO.

Tether dice

Finance

Analysts Question Silvergate Execs on Whether Crypto Deposit Growth Will Continue

The majority of the new deposits came from cryptocurrency exchange clients.

Silvergate CEO Alan Lane (CoinDesk)

Policy

Australian Bitcoin Trader Takes Banks to Tribunal After Sudden Account Closures

The trader was operating a registered digital currency exchange.

ANZ

Markets

Crypto Markets Jump on OCC Approval for Banks to Use Blockchains

The price of bitcoin and native tokens for other stablecoin-supporting blockchains jumped after the OCC approved banks to use public blockchains.

Cryptocurrencies react to OCC letter approving banks' use of public blockchains

Policy

US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins

Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday.

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks

Finance

Puerto Rico-Based FV Bank to Offer Regulated Crypto Custody in the US

FV Bank says it has received permission from a Puerto Rico banking regulator to provide custody services for bitcoin, ether and more in the U.S.

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Finance

SatoshiPay to Become First User of German Bank's Euro Stablecoin

Bankhaus von der Heydt partnered with Bitbond to launch its euro-backed stablecoin on Stellar last week.

Euros

Markets

OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers

The OCC's head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers as well as to the firms themselves.

OCC

Finance

India's Banks Are Once More Serving Crypto Traders and Exchanges

Indian banks have started doing business with select cryptocurrency exchanges and their customers, CoinDesk has confirmed.

Mumbai, India

Finance

DBS Bank’s Digital Exchange to Begin Trading Crypto ‘Next Week’

The DBS Digital Exchange is 10% owned by Singapore's SGX stock exchange.

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