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OK, Boomer: HSBC Bans Customers from Buying MicroStrategy, Coinbase Stocks

Financial giant HSBC is not hopping on the crypto bandwagon anytime soon. A representative from the company said the bank has a "limited appetite" for products that derive value from virtual currencies. Is HSBC's decision based on a lack of shareholder interest, or is the bank staying on the sideline out of fear? "The Hash" panel breaks down why some institutions are still reluctant to get into crypto.

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Add Coinbase to the List of Crypto Stocks HSBC Won't Touch

An HSBC representative said the bank has “limited appetite to facilitate products or securities that derive their value from virtual currencies.”

HSBC Operations in Singapore As Bank Plans To Accelerate Expansion Across Asia

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HSBC Carries Out Bangladesh's First Blockchain Letter-of-Credit Transaction

HSBC said the transaction over the Contour trade finance blockchain platform slashed the time normally taken to process letters of credit.

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Libra Hires HSBC Veteran Ian Jenkins as CFO, Risk Chief of Digital Payments Unit

Ian Jenkins joins fellow HSBC alum James Emmet, now the stablecoin group's CEO.

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HSBC and Singapore Exchange Execute Successful $300M Digital Bond Issuance

Corporate bonds from Olam International – a major commodities supplier – were issued on SGX's digital asset platform.

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Accenture, HSBC, Seba Bank Among Bank of France’s Eight CBDC Finalists

The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked.

The Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDCs.

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Libra Association Names HSBC Chief Legal Officer as First CEO

The Libra Association named HSBC Chief Legal Officer and former U.S. Under Secretary of the Treasury Stuart Levey as its new CEO. Levey will take the reins later this year.

Stuart Levey (left) formerly served as the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. (Credit: U.S. State Department)

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HSBC Puts $10B of Private Placements on R3's Corda Blockchain

HSBC is using blockchain as opposed to a traditional database because it plans to tokenize the $10B in private placements after it digitizes them.

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HSBC to Track $20 Billion in Assets on a Blockchain Next Year

HSBC plans to track $20 billion in private-placement assets on its Digital Vault, allowing investors real-time access to their records.

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HSBC, SGX to Investigate if DLT Offers Efficiency Boost for Bond Markets

A new trial will examine if digitalizing fixed income securities with DLT can bring new efficiencies to the Asian markets.

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