Crypto Assets


Finance

Germany's Commerzbank Applies for Local Crypto License

If the license application is accepted, the bank would be authorized to offer exchange and crypto-asset services.

Commerzbank branch (Cineberg/Shutterstock)

Finance

Blockchain.com Teams With Altis Partners on Asset Management Platform

The exchange was valued at $14 billion in a funding round closed last week.

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Policy

UK Aims to Become Global Crypto Hub, Exchequer Says

Among the initial steps will be legislation to recognize stablecoins as legitimate vehicles for payments.

U.K. flag blowing in the wind.

Policy

The UK Wants to Regulate Crypto: Here's What That Could Look Like

The government is set to reveal its regulatory package for crypto in the coming weeks.

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Finance

DeFi Portal 1inch Launches Wallet App on Android

The move comes nearly one year after the app became available on Apple's iPhone.

1inch co-founders Anton Bukov (left) and Sergej Kunz (1inch Network)

Finance

Grab’s Technology Head Departs to Lead Metaverse Gaming Firm Ethlas: Report

Many high-level executives of traditional technology firms have left their jobs to dive into the metaverse, with Grab’s head of technology, Wui Ngiap Foo, being the latest.

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Videos

KPMG Canada Exec on Adding Crypto to Its Balance Sheet: ‘We Believe in This Sector’

The Canadian branch of accounting giant KPMG has acquired bitcoin and ether on its balance sheet. KPMG Canada’s Kareem Sadek shares his insights into the firm making its first allocation of crypto assets to its corporate treasury.

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Markets

Crypto Fund Inflows Follow Pickup in Market Sentiment

Inflows into digital-asset funds last week were 4.5 times what they were the week before.

Crypto funds saw inflows of $85 million during the seven days through Feb. 4. (CoinShares)

Markets

Fed's Hawkish Pivot May Not Last, Bitcoin Analysts Say

The Fed might not act as decisively in tightening monetary policy if financial stability concerns start to outweigh the risk of fast inflation.

The Ethereum Eagle project (EGL) is an effort to provide a signaling mechanism for some of the network's key stakeholders.

Policy

BOE Says Growth of Crypto Could Pose Risks for Financial Stability

The pace means the assets could pose risks to U.K. financial stability as they become more linked to the wider economy.

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