The headquarters of the financial entity of BBVA of Switzerland launches today its first service for the purchase, sale and custody of crypto assets, starting with Bitcoin. The purpose is to open to other cryptocurrencies, for all its private banking clients interested in investing in digital…
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Harvest Finance faces cyberattack and loses $ 24 million
This Monday, a new cyberattack on the DeFi Harvest Finance platform was announced. The company confirmed through its account on the social network Twitter that a group of hackers managed to penetrate its system.
The theft amounts to 24…
European banking requests about 15,000 million euros to the ECB
Most of the funds, as every week, have been requested in the twelfth round of long-term financing operations (LTRO) that the ECB announced to respond to liquidity demands from banks until June, such as part of his first response to…
Trump authorized to use military funds for the wall on the border with Mexico
An appeals court authorized the federal government of the United States to use the funds from the Department of Defense to build the wall claimed by the president, Donald Trump, on the border with Mexico.
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth…
Tether to launch stablecoin backed by gold and oil
In a recent announcement from the Tether stablecoin platform it was learned that they are working on a USDT version that would be backed by "a basket of commodities such as oil, gold and even rubber."
The news was released by one of the…
Santander loses appeal against Brazilian exchange
Santander was sued by the Brazilian stock Market Bitcoin in 2018, after the bank apparently closed the stock market account at its sole discretion. The financial entity that has branches in Latin America mentioned the concerns about the…
China strengthen influence through panda bonds market
Countries use the mechanism of bond issuance when they require loans or financing. Some examples are "bulldog" bonds issued in sterling pounds; the "kangaroo" bonds in Australian dollars and also the "panda" bonds that are issued in yuan.…
Coinbase launches Visa debit card for cryptocurrencies
The Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange recently announced the launch of its Visa cryptocurrency debit card that will allow customers from the United Kingdom and the European Union make transactions with all the encrypted assets available in…
Bitcoin campaign launched to rebuild Notre Dame
After the tragic fire that hit the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, French journalist Grégory Raymond launched a bitcoin fund to help rebuild one of France's most recognized landmarks.
For his part, French President Emmanuel Macron,…
SEC resolved cases of unregistred ICO operators
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) resolved this week the case with cryptocurrency startup Gladius Network LLC, which had operated a security offer without registration in the agency.
In 2017, Gladius launched an Initial…
European Union approves EU budget for 2019
The European Union finally approved this week the agreement that had already been sealed by the European Parliament for the 2019 EU budget.
It presents an increase of 3.2% with respect to the current year. The objective of the EU is to…
Unicef will deliver funds to blockchain startups
The United Nations Children's Fund, known as Unicef, announced that it will finance six startups related to blockchain technology.
The nonprofit organization will provide 100 thousand dollars to these companies to work on a project that…