From Rebels to Banks: Why the Crypto Industry Is Finally Embracing Legacy Finance
Key Takeaways: Bogart stressed that crypto companies, while aiming to be bank-like, did not want to become banks because of...
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Remittance Giant Western Union Ditches Legacy Rails for Its Own Stablecoin
Key Takeaways: The stablecoin, issued by Anchorage Digital Bank, one of the first federally chartered crypto institutions in the U.S.,...
Brazil to unveil measures on household debt amid high Selic rate
## Market Snapshot The prediction market for the Bank of Brazil’s decision on the Selic rate in April 2026 is...
Bank of Botswana hikes rates amid global inflation pressures
## Market Snapshot The Bank of Brazil decision market for April 2026 is currently priced at 100% YES for an...
Banco do Brasil boosts capital limit to $30B amid rising loan defaults
## Market Snapshot The market concerning whether the Bank of Brazil will increase the Selic rate after the April 2026...
Galoy Pushes Deeper Into U.S. Banking With All-in-One Bitcoin Platform
Galoy is widening its push into U.S. banking at a moment when many institutions still wrestle with how, or whether,...
Brazil Bans Crypto in Cross-Border Payments
Central Bank of Brazil Issues Ban on Crypto The document stresses that these transactions must be carried out “exclusively: I...
Ripple Expands Korea Banking Footprint With Kbank Custody Deal
Key Takeaways: Ripple will provide Kbank with managed custody infrastructure for institutional digital asset wallets. Kbank gains multi-party computation-based tools...
Mezo Launches Mezo Prime as Bullish Deploys 250 BTC Into Yield Vaults
Key Takeaways: Mezo and Anchorage Digital Bank launched Mezo Prime to provide bitcoin yield to corporate treasuries. Over 1,000,000 bitcoin...
Ripple partners with Kbank to boost XRP institutional demand in South Korea
Ripple’s partnership with Kbank, Korea’s first internet-only bank, to implement digital asset wallet infrastructure has pushed the XRP price market...
Czech Central Bank Chief Backs Bitcoin as 1% Reserve Slice in ‘Conservative but Innovative’ Strategy
Czech National Bank Governor Aleš Michl used a Bitcoin industry stage in Las Vegas to defend a reserve strategy that...
Bank of Japan holds rates amid rare split vote, inflation concerns
The Bank of Japan held its short-term policy rate at 0.75%, but a 6-3 split vote revealed internal disagreement. Market...
Bank of Japan holds rates amid rare split vote, inflation concerns
The Bank of Japan held its short-term policy rate at 0.75%, but a 6-3 split vote revealed internal disagreement. Market...
Three Bank of Japan members dissent, yen strengthens amid rate hike push
Three Bank of Japan members dissented in favor of a rate hike today, pushing market odds for a June rate...
South Korea’s K bank Taps Ripple for Blockchain-Based Payment Pilot
Key Takeaways: K bank signed a strategic deal with Ripple on April 27 to test blockchain-based remittance technology. Ripple now...
