Xapo Bank is revolutionizing bitcoin finance with a game-changing loan service—borrow up to $1M in USD without selling your BTC. Bitcoin-Backed Loans: A New Era of Crypto Credit Xapo Bank has introduced a bitcoin-backed loan service, enabling qualifying members to secure USD loans without liquidating their bitcoin holdings. The new offering, available through the Xapo […] Original
Cryptocurrency and fintech companies are increasingly seeking bank charters in an attempt to grow their businesses under the Trump administration, according to a report from Reuters, which talked to more than half a dozen industry executives. The moves come as the administration is seen as more industry-friendly and there are opportunities to gain the licenses that regulators under previous administrations may have been slow to approve. While discussions about pursuing bank charters are on the rise, it is unknown how many companies will ultimately follow through. It can cost tens…
Crypto wealth manager Xapo Banks is offering U.S. dollar loans backed by Bitcoin to expand liquidity options for customers. Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank has introduced Bitcoin-backed (BTC) USD loans to discourage BTC selling and provide flexible liquidity pathways for its eligible customers. Xapo Bank users can access up to $1 million in credit by offering their Bitcoin as collateral. Clients will have up to a year to repay the loan, depending on the loan size, and can receive as much as 40% of their BTC’s value in U.S. dollars. According to…
South Korea’s central bank has ruled out adding bitcoin to its foreign exchange reserves, citing extreme price volatility and failure to meet liquidity and investment-grade standards. This stance follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s March 6 executive order promoting bitcoin stockpiling. The Bank of Korea, responding to a query from Rep. Cha Gyu-geun, emphasized that reserves […] Original
The Bank of Korea says it is taking a “cautious approach” to potentially including Bitcoin as a foreign exchange reserve. Officials from the Korean central bank said in a March 16 response to a written inquiry that they have not looked into a potential Bitcoin (BTC) reserve, citing high volatility. Responding to a question from Representative Cha Gyu-geun of the National Assembly’s Planning and Finance Committee, central bankers said that they have “neither discussed nor reviewed the possible inclusion of Bitcoin in foreign exchange reserves, adding that “a cautious approach…
Stark Bank, a startup backed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has positioned itself as the go-to firm for serving cryptocurrency businesses in Brazil, filling the gap left by traditional institutions. The firm has built part of its business around this service offering, betting on the industry’s future as Brazilians become more comfortable with crypto. Bezos-Backed […] Source CryptoX Portal
The Bank of Russia introduced a proposal to allow highly qualified investors to purchase and sell crypto under an experimental framework lasting three years. Nonetheless, peer-to-peer transactions and payments would still be banned under this sandbox. Central Bank of Russia Opens up to Crypto With Sandbox Regime Russia is on the verge of opening to […] Source
The Bank of Russia has submitted proposals to the government for a controlled experiment allowing a “limited group of Russian investors” to trade cryptocurrencies, based on a directive from the country’s President Vladimir Putin. The plan would introduce an experimental legal regime (ELR) lasting three years wherein “particularly qualified” investors would be allowed to conduct cryptocurrency transactions, according to a statement from the central bank. To be considered “particularly qualified,” individual investors would need to have over 100 million rubles ($1.14 million) in investments or an annual income exceeding 50…
Turkish digital bank BankPozitif is set to launch cryptocurrency custody services in collaboration with Swiss crypto platform Taurus, making it the latest financial institution in Turkey to embrace digital assets. On March 4, BankPozitif announced a strategic partnership with Taurus, enabling its institutional clients to store crypto assets with the bank. The service is expected to be rolled out by June and will initially feature support for the top five crypto assets by market cap, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (BTC), Tether USDt (USDT), XRP (XRP) and Solana (SOL), a spokesperson…
President of Swiss National Bank (SNB), Martin Schlegel has dismissed a proposal for the central bank to hold bitcoin in its reserves, citing volatility, liquidity concerns, and security risks. Swiss National Bank Pushes Back Against Bitcoin Reserve Proposal Swiss National Bank (SNB) President Martin Schlegel has rejected the idea of holding bitcoin as part of […] Original