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Markets

BNY Mellon Subsidiary Doubts Bitcoin as Payment Solution, Unlike Its Parent: Report

Despite its parent company's recent foray into the industry, the subsidiary is calling for caution on investing in assets like bitcoin.

BNY Mellon

Markets

Paraguay University to Accept Bitcoin, Ether, XRP in August

Students at the institution can pay for degrees and courses using cryptocurrencies when the fall term begins.

The campus of Universidad Americana in Asunción, capital of Paraguay.

Finance

MoonPay Takes ‘Sizable’ Stake in Crypto Banking Provider BCB Group

Terms of the deal between the two London-based firms were not disclosed.

MoonPay's Zeeshan Feroz (left) and BCB Group's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie (right)

Finance

Sotheby’s to Accept Crypto for Rare 100-Carat Diamond in Upcoming Auction

“The most ancient and emblematic denominator of value can now, for the first time, be purchased using humanity’s newest universal currency.”

101.38 carat D Colour Flawless Diamond (4)

Markets

European Central Bank Can Better Protect Digital Payment Privacy, Exec Board Member Says

Privacy in the digital euro is a focal point for Europeans as are concerns of security and interoperability.

European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany

Markets

UK Crypto Startup Ramp Raises $10M

Ramp brands itself as the "PayPal for crypto" service.

coins jars pensions savings

Markets

JPMorgan Job Posts Hint at Bank's Broader Cryptocurrency Ambitions

The megabank is on the hunt for its first crop of crypto-savvy employees. Experience with bitcoin and ethereum is “a huge plus.”

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon

Finance

Coinbase Debit Card Now Works With Apple Pay

The integration brings the crypto exchange’s rewards-heavy spending tool to the iPhones of U.S. users.

The Coinbase Card is coming to U.S. customers in 2021.

Finance

UK's Starling Bank Temporarily Blocks User Payments to Crypto Exchanges: Report

Customers of Barclays and Monzo have also been complaining of difficulty making deposits on exchanges, according to The Telegraph.

City of London

Finance

PayPal Will Let Customers Withdraw Crypto, Exec Says

"We want them to be able to take the crypto they acquired with us and take it to the destination of their choice," says Jose Fernandez da Ponte.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, vice president and general manager of blockchain, crypto and digital currencies at PayPal.