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Dec 12, 2019 at 13:10 UTCDutch Bank ING Reportedly Working on Crypto Custody TechNetherlands-based banking multinational ING is developing technology for the custody of crypto assets, according to Reuters.The news agency said in a report on Wednesday that sources "familiar with the matter" indicated that the ultimate aim of the initiative is to provide secure…

Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.Sheldon Reback is a CoinDesk news editor based in London. He owns a small amount of ether.Join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 taking place in Austin, Texas, April 26-28.The Bank of England is looking to build a…

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May 7, 2020 at 23:40 UTCUpdated May 7, 2020 at 23:47 UTCBitcoin broke $10,000 for the first time in three months just days before its next halving. (Credit: CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index)Bitcoin (BTC) rallied Thursday on high volumes, trading above $10,000 for the first time since Feb. 24 late in the day.The bellwether cryptocurrency surged…

European Union legislation needed to underpin a digital euro, originally due to be published June 28, has been put on hold, CoinDesk has been told.The move follows the leaking of the draft bill, which covers privacy and technical issues for the central bank digital currency (CBDC), and a statement by finance ministers that appeared to…

news One year after its formation, the Association of Digital Asset Markets (ADAM) has drafted a code of conduct for the cryptocurrency market. The trade group has also recruited five more companies, bringing its total membership to 15. The new members are: custodians BitGo and Anchorage, trading firm and VC investor CMT Digital, lender BlockFi, and…

If venture investments and acquisitions provide a window into the sentiment in markets, boy, did we get a big dose of information today. Today we look at investments in the world’s best-known developer of the Lightning Network, a new prominent corporate investor for a tokenized securities platform and Square’s investment in a real-time payments company. We also look at a set of acquisitions,…

news THE TAKEAWAY: FINRA has sat for months on roughly 40 broker-dealer applications from companies dealing in crypto assets, denying them a broker-dealer license that would let these firms offer securities in the U.S. Some think FINRA, a self-regulatory organization, is holding off on these approvals at the SEC’s request, as the agency has yet to offer…

Apr 21, 2020 at 19:16 UTCUpdated Apr 21, 2020 at 19:23 UTCThe Dutch Central Bank cited its nation’s declining use of physical cash as one of the reasons it may do well with a CBDC trial. (Credit: Shutterstock)Dutch Central Bank Wants to Be European Union’s CBDC Proving GroundThe Dutch Central Bank (DNB) thinks the Eurosystem’s…