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johnd • May 13, 2020, 9:06 am EDT

JPMorgan Bank Takes on Coinbase, Gemini as Its First Crypto Exchange Customers

Its CEO once called bitcoin a fraud but now U.S. banking giant JPMorgan Chase has added its first cryptocurrency exchange customers, CoinDesk has confirmed. Sources told The Wall Street Journal Tuesday the bank signed two popular regulated exchanges – Coinbase and Gemini, the latter founded by Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. The fact that both exchanges are regulated in the U.S. was apparently a factor in the approvals, which still took a lengthy period of vetting, the WSJ said. Accounts for the two crypto firms were approved last month, the sources said, and are now in use. The move by JPMorgan is notable in a

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johnd • Sep 25, 2019, 10:17 am EDT

Swiss Banks Team With Fintech Entering Crypto Space

Multiple joint projects between banks and crypto companies based in Switzerland now offer customers the opportunity to invest in digital assets and take advantage of banking services related to cryptocurrencies. It’s all happening in a regulated environment, generally friendly towards the growing crypto industry. The latest partnership between a traditional institution and a fintech startup aims to provide wealthy clients with access to major cryptocurrencies. Switzerland to Become the World’s Crypto Bank Switzerland, which has long ago established itself as the world’s bank, has had its image tarnished a little bit in the past couple of decades. The Alpine federation

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