Coinbase Official Says Banks Are Standing In The Way Of Financial Innovation

Coinbase Official Says Banks Are Standing In The Way Of Financial Innovation

Coinbase filed for a national trust company charter in October 2025, a step the company says would let it offer custody and trust services under federal supervision rather than a patchwork of state rules. Related Reading: Trump Warns Of China’s Crypto Surge, Calls For US To Take Lead Reports show that the move immediately drew […]


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Metaplanet Just Used Bitcoin To Buy More Bitcoin—$100 Million Worth

Metaplanet Inc. has taken out $100 million in loans against its Bitcoin holdings, hoping to use that money to buy more Bitcoin and underpin operations. Related Reading: Coinbase Official Says Banks Are Standing In The Way Of Financial Innovation The Tokyo-listed company reportedly executed the loan at the end of October under an existing credit […]

Robinhood’s Crypto Revenues Soar 300%, Smashing Wall Street Expectations

According to reports, Robinhood Markets posted a surprise surge in crypto income that helped lift its third-quarter results above Wall Street forecasts. Related Reading: Coinbase Official Says Banks Are Standing In The Way Of Financial Innovation Total revenue for the three months ended Sept. 30 rose to $1.27 billion, double what the company reported a […]

Bank of Japan Will “Seriously Consider” Virtual Currency: Official

Blockchain technology, the underlying innovation behind digital currencies including bitcoin was under the spotlight during the 3rd Fintech Forum held by Japan’s central bank. The Bank of Japan’s Third Fintech Forum, saw officials from the central bank’s payments department admit that central banks around the world were researching the technology. According to a report by Nikkei, the hot topic of the day was blockchain technology with private banks and financial institutions reportedly showcasing mock-ups of potential blockchain applications during the event. In December, BOJ governor....

Central Banks Should Observe Blockchain, Says Japan’s Central Bank Official

The Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, the country’s central bank, has stated that central banks around the world “will and have” to watch the progress and developments concerning digital currencies like Bitcoin and its underlying technology, the blockchain. Hiroshi Nakaso, a deputy governor of the Bank of Japan was speaking broadly about the financial market’s infrastructure in an age when innovation through financial technology is bringing about changes in payments and settlement systems. The recent speech [PDF] was heard during the ‘Conference on Retail Payments’ in Japan. Pinning....