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Bitcoin Daily: Signal Messaging App Testing Crypto Payments; Gemini Adds 20 Tokens To Exchange; SIA, WizKey Partner For Credit Market Based On Blockchain

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Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. Signal CEO Moxie Marlinspike “played down,” the cryptocurrency developments, telling Platformer it was only some “design explorations.”. “The

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Wells Fargo Invests $5M In Blockchain Analysis Startup Elliptic

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The funding will enable Elliptic to expand across Asia and collaborate with financial institutions for an increased understanding of the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Elliptic, founded in 2013, has become known for cryptocurrency platform tools that help find and block illicit transactions.

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Describe the Future of Banking in Buzzwords

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Decentralized finance (DeFi) : DeFi technologies, such as blockchain and cryptocurrencies, will disrupt traditional banking models and create new opportunities for financial inclusion. Data-driven decision-making : Banks will use data analytics to make better decisions about product development, marketing, and risk management.

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OCC announces national banks and federal savings associations can provide custody services for crypto assets

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cryptocurrency custody services on behalf of customers, including by holding the unique cryptographic keys associated with cryptocurrency.” Through intermediated exchanges of payments, banks facilitate the flow of funds within our economy and serve important financial risk management and other financial needs of bank customers.

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto.Com Signs On To Open Payments Coalition; VMWare Exec: Digital Money Needs Stronger Supervision

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Kellermann said there has been a rise in the instances of thefts and hacks at cryptocurrency exchanges. The IAMAI intends to work together with policymakers as well as regulators on a “sustainable policy framework” for digital assets in India to foster innovation in addition to the necessary procedures for risk management and security.

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Bitcoin Daily: Caymans Introduce Digital Asset Regulatory Framework; Reserve Bank Of Australia To Test CBDC; Huobi Expands Support For Visa And Mastercard

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“With this project we are aiming to explore the implications of a CBDC for efficiency, risk management and innovation in wholesale financial market transactions,” said Assistant Governor of the Financial System Michele Bullock in the release. RBA expects to finish the project at the end of this year.

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FHFA announces Office of Financial Technology

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On July 18, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) announced the launch of a new Office of Financial Technology with the goal of advancing effective risk management as it evaluates fintech developments in the housing finance space. In the introduction to the RFI, the FHFA noted President Biden’s March 2022 executive order.