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Due to the economic crisis in the country, all banks in Lebanon closed indefinitely starting from Sept. 22.
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The SEC did not consult banking regulators before issuing guidance on crypto banking services, according to Reuters.
ZARP, the only bank-approved stablecoin in South Africa, is enlisting Old Mutual's help to enhance its project's trust and attest to its token's credibility.
OpenNode will leverage the Central Bank's Regulatory Sandbox framework to test its bitcoin payment infrastructure.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is currently consulting fintech companies and asked four public sector banks to pilot India's CBDC project later this year.
Crypto friendly Signature Bank, which models is business on attracting deposits, suffered severe outflows since July 1.
DBS Bank CEO Piyush Gupta has affirmed that cryptocurrency services will soon be available to over 300,000 accredited investors in Asia.
Simon Dixon said El Salvador's Bitcoin strategy will help the country get out of the "fiat-based Ponzi scheme debt mechanisms" that the IMF created.
Global payment messaging service SWIFT claims to be "neutral" regarding sanctions. Can Ethereum make the same claim?
