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Business3h ago
Former Barclays Chief Questioned Under Oath Over Epstein Emails
Newly released transcripts show US lawmakers pressing Jes Staley on 2010 exchanges. He denies the central allegation.
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Crypto13h ago
Dallas Fed Economists Warn Tokenized Deposits Could Raise Credit Costs
If deposits become 10% more rate-sensitive, banks' capacity to hold long-term loans could fall by around $700bn.
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Crypto1d ago
Thirty-Nine State Banking Groups Are Building Their Own Blockchain
The BankChain Alliance wants tokenized deposits and programmable payments for community banks by 2027 — with no technology partner named yet.
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Markets2d ago
China Needs Dollars, and Is Building a Hedge Against Losing Them
Washington threatens to cut off anyone helping Iran evade sanctions. Beijing's largest banks have strong reasons not to test it.
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3d ago
40% of UK Bank-to-Exchange Transfers Are Blocked, Policy Group Tells Parliament
Bitcoin Policy UK's evidence to a parliamentary inquiry says nothing has improved in three years — and blames rules that treat all 'crypto' as one thing.
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