Currency and bond investors will be eagerly awaiting the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump on Monday for cues on the direction of U.S. policy, with executive orders potentially spelling big moves for markets.Trump's inauguration will mark

Bitcoin mining stocks tracked by JPMorgan have enjoyed a strong start to the year, with 12 of the 14 companies outperforming the world's largest cryptocurrency in the first two weeks, the Wall Street bank said in a research report Thursday.The netwo

PostFinance, a crypto-friendly retail bank fully owned by the Swiss government, is offering Ether staking to its 2.7 million customers, who make up roughly a quarter of the Swiss population.In a Jan. 16 blog post, the bank said the service would offe

Swiss government-owned investment bank PostFinance AG is offering Ethereum staking to its users. The company opened its first crypto-related services in 2024, but it’s implementing comprehensive plans to accelerate them.In public statements, the bank

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he sees "no reason" for the U.S. to have a central bank digital currency.During his nomination hearing on Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee, the hedge fund manag

Malaysia may introduce crypto and blockchain legislation to regulate the sector and keep pace with other jurisdictions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to Abu Dhabi."I proposed several months ago how our agencies, includin

The Malaysian government is reportedly exploring the possibility of establishing a cryptocurrency policy that could recognize the industry and modernize the nation’s financial system.Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, discussed a po

Happy turnaround Tuesday! While crypto participants continue to debate whether the bull market still has room to run or it's all over, grab your favorite brew and take five minutes to catch up on the latest. In today's newsletter, Sony's blockchain l

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy's largest banking group, purchased 11 Bitcoin worth approximately 1 million euros ($1 million) in its first spot Bitcoin acquisition, Bloomberg reported. The purchase was revealed in an internal email by Niccolò Bardoscia, the

Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, became the first Italian bank to make a Bitcoin investment, purchasing 11 BTC for about 1 million euros ($1.02 million) on Jan. 13.The investment comes just over a month after Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed the $100,00

DEUTSCHE BANK SAYS TRUMP VICTORY COULD BOOST BITCOINDeutsche Bank crypto analysts cited the possibility of a new "innovation-friendly" approach to regulation in the U.S. as a potential driver of further bitcoin gains.But a pullback last week from spo

In the last year, Bitcoin has gained such popularity that lawmakers and regulators across five continents now consider it a potential reserve asset — a transferable store of value held by a central bank that can be used to settle transactions. Czech

The Bank of England said on Tuesday no decision has been made on whether to proceed with a digital pound, and it would assess the case for bringing it in following completion of the design phase over the next couple of years.

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo has "very limited" room to invest in a proprietary manner in crypto assets and is urging retail investors to stay away from them, CEO Carlo Messina said on Tuesday.Speaking at a business conference in Milan, Messina said

New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris has announced an exchange program that will allow the regulator to learn more about how foreign agencies handle issues with emerging payments and digital assets.In a Jan. 13 not

On Friday, China's central bank took steps to support the yuan, which has been losing ground, with its depreciation being viewed as a potential tailwind for bitcoin .The People's Bank of China announced that it will stop purchasing government bonds t

Standard Chartered has obtained regulatory approval in Luxembourg to provide digital asset custody services, establishing a foothold in the European Union as the region implements its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. Standard Chartered Win

Governments and central banks, from the United States to Switzerland, are giving Bitcoin serious consideration as an alternative to traditional reserve assets, with the Czech Republic being one of the latest to signal interest.The governor of the Cze

The governor of the Czech National Bank, Aleš Michl, has expressed interest in Bitcoin as a potential addition to the country’s foreign exchange reserves. Michl described the idea of acquiring “a few Bitcoin” as a diversification move, though not a s

The Czech National Bank, is the central bank and financial market supervisor in the Czech Republic.Governor Aleš Michl is reported as having considered Bitcoin as a potential diversification strategy for the country’s foreign exchange reserves, Via C