Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP: Banks’ Crypto Holdings Exposed By BCBS
In an unprecedented analysis, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has unveiled a comprehensive report detailing the involvement of banks in crypto assets like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP. The data, which marks a significant step in understanding institutional engagement in the crypto sector, reveals that total crypto exposures reported by banks stand at approximately […]
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Ethereum whales have always been among the top Shiba Inu supporters. They had collectively grown their SHIB holdings to more than $1 billion at one point. Mainly, these top 100 ETH wallets are bullish on the digital asset but it seems that this is about to change. It was noted recently that the holdings of […]