Telegram scraps crypto project amid court battle with SEC

The encrypted messaging app has agreed to pay $18.5 million and return $1.2 billion to investors as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Dan Ennis • Updated June 30, 2020

JPMorgan extends banking services to crypto exchanges Coinbase, Gemini

The nation's largest bank continues to warm up to crypto technology, despite CEO Jamie Dimon's historic position as an outspoken bitcoin detractor.

By Dan Ennis • May 12, 2020

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Report: JPMorgan to merge blockchain unit Quorum with ConsenSys

JPMorgan Chase uses Quorum to power its blockchain-based Interbank Information Network, which aims to speed up cross-border transactions.

By Anna Hrushka • Feb. 11, 2020

Ex-CFTC chairman 'Crypto Dad' launches digital dollar think tank

Converting to electronic currency could bolster anti-money laundering and protect the dollar's dominance from foreign and corporate digital efforts. But it may prove a death knell for financial privacy.

By Dan Ennis • Jan. 17, 2020

Crypto customers ask Mounties to exhume Quadriga CEO

An investment firm is offering a bailout to crypto customers who claim they lost access to $163 million after the curious death of the exchange's chief executive.

By Dan Ennis • Updated Jan. 10, 2020

Bakkt CEO's Senate assignment sets up potential conflict of interest

The agriculture panel on which Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-GA, will serve oversees the CFTC, which regulates markets for derivatives that trade on exchanges run by Intercontinental Exchange, where Loeffler's husband is chairman.

By Dan Ennis • Updated Jan. 8, 2020

Facebook Pay launches on Facebook and Messenger

The social network's new service promises to unify the company's payments capabilities through its suite of platforms.

By Anna Hrushka • Nov. 13, 2019

Ripple's focused approach is paying off, CEO Garlinghouse tells conference

"I think one of the mistakes that some in the industry have made is they go super broad and not very deep," the tech leader said. "Ripple has done the opposite.”

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 24, 2019

Libra will have 100 backers before launch, exec predicts

Despite the exits of Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and PayPal, banks and financial institutions have expressed interest in joining the Facebook-led crypto project, said Libra's COO, Bertrand Perez.

By Anna Hrushka • Oct. 18, 2019

SEC can't force Telegram to reveal its bank records, judge rules

The encrypted messaging app won't have to reveal how it spent $1.7 billion, but it must prove by Thursday that it complies with foreign data privacy laws.

By Robert Freedman • Updated Jan. 8, 2020

EBay, Stripe, Mastercard, Visa drop out of Facebook's Libra crypto project

The departures leave a dearth of payment companies backing the currency. Representatives of the 21 remaining firms signed the Libra Association's charter in Geneva.

By Anna Hrushka • Updated Oct. 14, 2019

Crypto firm hired actors to pose as Comerica, Mastercard execs, bank says

Comerica said its legal team is aggressively pursuing the takedown of web pages linking the bank with the Asian firm VRB.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 10, 2019

Senators warn Visa, Mastercard and Stripe of risks with Facebook's Libra

The social media giant "has not provided a clear plan for how it will prevent Libra from facilitating criminal and terrorist financing" or "destabilizing the global financial system," the lawmakers wrote.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 10, 2019

Tether, Bitfinex sued in alleged pop of $265B crypto market bubble

The companies anticipated "mercenary" legal action based on a paper they say used "flawed assumptions, incomplete and cherry-picked data, and faulty methodology."

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 8, 2019

House lawmakers urge Fed to launch digital dollar pilot

The central bank would harm the government's ability to enforce anti-money laundering rules if private companies continue to lead the charge on digital currency development, two congressmen wrote.

By Dan Ennis • Oct. 3, 2019

PayPal withdraws from Facebook's Libra crypto project

Lawmakers may seek additional congressional hearings to press the company for details on why it walked away, research firm Cowen said.

By Dan Ennis • Updated Oct. 8, 2019

JPMorgan Chase grows blockchain network to more than 340 banks

The nation's largest financial institution launched the program in 2017 to minimize friction in cross-border transactions.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 23, 2019

Wells Fargo tests blockchain waters with internal settlement service

Wells Fargo's renewed interest in blockchain comes at a time when banks are still gauging the technology's benefits.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 17, 2019

Blockchain adoption will remain elusive for financial services industry until 2022, Gartner says

Immature, fragmented standards will prevent blockchain from fully entering the financial services realm in the near term.

By Roberto Torres • Sept. 16, 2019

Mastercard eyes faster cross-border payments with blockchain deal

B2B cross-border payments accounted for $125 trillion in revenues in 2017, and fintechs are prompting the dominant SWIFT network to hastily adapt to the market.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 12, 2019

Boxer Manny Pacquiao launches personalized crypto token

Singapore's Global Crypto Offering Exchange looks to get fans of several celebs to invest and trade coins for exclusive merchandise, but the intersection of pop culture and digital currency has cautionary tales.

By Dan Ennis • Sept. 3, 2019

PNC launches on Ripple’s cross-border payments network

While Ripple already has a global portfolio of banks using the RippleNet network, the launch with PNC Bank marks a significant milestone for the cryptocurrency company.

By Anna Hrushka • Sept. 3, 2019

Even Libra's most famous backer occasionally goes nameless

A Libra Association executive is urging partners to publicly acknowledge their ties to the project, but some may be taking a wait-and-see approach amid a flurry of government and regulator interest.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 29, 2019

Binance launches lending business with limited high-yield perk

The exchange may use the launch to diversify its business, broaden its customer base and boost its token's slumping value.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 28, 2019

Bank of America files patent application for crypto wallet with tiered security

The system would boost security, the bank said, by letting customers use one password to access one tier of assets, and other passwords for further levels.

By Dan Ennis • Aug. 20, 2019