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An abundance of caution: Cryptocurrency and Community Banks

Long Lasting Ideas

For those of us of a certain age, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and others seem like a shadowy mystery figure in a 1940’s film noir classic. Gox, at the time, the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange and wallet provider. Continue reading An abundance of caution: Cryptocurrency and Community Banks at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

What’s the market strategy? Looking for banks or credit unions. This is an extension of business services, powered by a local community bank. A mobile wallet powered by a local bank, built on the Malauzai platform. This certainly adds a lot of technological capacity to the community bank.

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Guest Post: 2nd Quarter 2022 Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski and Sam Weller

Jeff For Banks

However, cryptocurrencies have not fared as well: Bitcoin (BTC) began the year at $47,000+ and has plunged to less than $32,000 per BTC as of mid-May. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004. Sam Weller has worked as a banker and consultant to community banks for over 20 years.