Crypto Assets

Commerzbank branch (Cineberg/Shutterstock)
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)

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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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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.

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

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

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

As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)
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.
As markets swoon in the face of the Federal Reserve's renewed effort to tackle inflation, some crypto analysts are already calling the U.S. central bank's bluff. (Unsplash)

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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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