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Crypto custodian BitGo signs deal with Hana Bank. (Pixabay)
BitGo Signs Strategic Agreement With Korean Heavyweight Hana Bank
The Californian company will develop custody services and security solutions, local media reported.
Crypto custodian BitGo signs deal with Hana Bank. (Pixabay)

Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (courtesy of Figure Technologies)
Figure Abandons Quest to be U.S. Chartered Crypto Bank After Three-Year Fight
Anchorage Digital stands alone as the only OCC-chartered crypto bank after other efforts have fizzled out or been withdrawn.
Figure Technologies CEO Mike Cagney (courtesy of Figure Technologies)

The bank's web-based app will have a beta launch on July 22, and be available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. (Image from SDB)
Myanmar Shadow Government to Start Neobank With Crypto Rails to Fund Fight Against Military Junta
The National Unity Government (NUG) bank is set to run on Polygon and do currency swaps via Uniswap v3 pools and USDT stablecoins.
The bank's web-based app will have a beta launch on July 22, and be available on Google Play and Apple’s App Store. (Image from SDB)

EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto
EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto
European Union governments appear to support new bank-capital standards, which could see unbacked crypto treated as the riskiest kind of asset for lenders to hold, according t...
EU Governments Friendly to Tough Bank-Capital Restrictions for Crypto

Australian dollars (Squirrel photos/Pixabay)
Australia's Commonwealth Bank Will Partially Restrict Payments to Crypto Exchanges
The Australian bank announced on Thursday that will decline "certain payments" to crypto exchanges or hold them for a period of 24 hours
Australian dollars (Squirrel photos/Pixabay)

Money Reimagined Podcast Cover
Unraveling the Digital Currency Landscape With Riccardo Ricchi
Insights from the Expert: Join the Head of Policy and Government Relations at The Payments Association as he sheds light on the diverse world of stablecoins, cryptocurrencies,...
Money Reimagined Podcast Cover

Karachi, Pakistan in 2021 (Arman Sabir/Pixabay)
Pakistan Announces Fresh Ban on Crypto, but Adoption as a Hedge Remains Popular
Cryptocurrencies will “never be legalized in Pakistan,” said Minister of State for Finance and Revenue Aisha Ghaus Pasha.
Karachi, Pakistan in 2021 (Arman Sabir/Pixabay)

Hong Kong (See-ming Lee/Flickr-Creative Commons)
Hong Kong's Central Bank Digital Currency Could Be on Permissioned Blockchain: Source
The regulator of e-HKD has left the implementation of Hong Kong's CBDC to the banks.
Hong Kong (See-ming Lee/Flickr-Creative Commons)

Blue-neon light photo of a building.
3 Strategies Crypto Firms Can Use to Land a New Banking Partner
After the recent collapse of three crypto-friendly banks, many firms are left hunting for new banking partnerships. Brett Philbin, Rachel Millard and Rosie Gillam of Edelman S...
Blue-neon light photo of a building.

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SVB Collapse Shows the Rot in U.S. Banking and Dollars
Bank balances and money itself are effectively illusions. Reserve co-founder Nevin Freeman considers an alternative.
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