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Elwood Technologies Touts Strong Focus on Crypto Derivatives
Now backed by tier one banks Goldman, Barclays and Commerzbank, Elwood CEO James Stickland predicts “a huge amount of derivatives action.”
Crypto Banking Platform BVNK Raises $40M to Drive Regulatory Push
BVNK currently processes $2 billion in annualized payments, which it aims to grow to serve cross-border businesses with fast payments and banking in crypto and fiat.
El banco privado más grande de Argentina habilita la compraventa de criptomonedas
Banco Galicia lanzó un servicio que permite a sus usuarios adquirir y vender bitcoin, ether, USDC y XRP.
Argentina’s Largest Private Bank Launches Crypto Trading Feature
Banco Galicia now allows users to buy bitcoin, ether, USDC and XRP.
Introducing CoinDesk's Payments Week
Can crypto fulfill its original promise? From Bitcoin’s Lightning Network to stablecoins to gaming and rewards, innovations give hope for the payments use case.
Why Banks and Payment Processors Shun Perfectly Legal Businesses
Porn, gambling and even furniture sales are deemed “high-risk” merchant categories. Sometimes the risk is financial; other times it’s just bad publicity.
![“We would usually advise our clients to steer clear of a lot of these things," says one consultant. "Whether it's financial, reputational or regulatory [risk], who needs this headache?” (Illustration: Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fs3y3vcno%2Fhotfix%2Fa8270552bb0a30adf2955799891e1d82615c0c54-1440x1080.jpg%3Fauto%3Dformat&w=1080&q=75)
Morgan Stanley Says Wholesale Banks Can Thrive in a More Regulated Crypto Market
The revenue opportunity could reach as much as $16 billion in the next three to five years, the bank’s analysts said.
¿Quieres saber cómo será el futuro de los bancos? Observa las telecomunicaciones
La tecnología DeFi permite a los bancos ofrecer un mayor rango de servicios de manera rápida y eficiente, pero al final las instituciones financieras se enfocarán en sus fortalezas centrales y tradicionales.
Want to See the Future of Banks? Look at Telcos
DeFi may allow banks to offer a wide range of services fast and efficiently, but in the end, these organizations will focus on their traditional, core strengths.
Quer ver o futuro dos bancos? Veja as Telcos
O DeFi pode permitir que os bancos ofereçam uma ampla gama de serviços de forma rápida e eficiente, mas, no final, essas organizações se concentrarão em seus pontos fortes tradicionais e CORE .