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Fidor Exec: Banks Can't Avoid Competition from Cryptocurrencies
Fidor COO Michael Maier tells CoinDesk about the bank's growing role in serving and expanding the digital currency ecosystem.
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Saxo CEO: Bitcoin's Liquidity Problems Are Driving Banks Away
Saxo Bank co-founder and CEO Lars Seier Christensen has said the market isn't right for banks – yet.
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New Mobile Payment System 'Paym' Poses Challenge for Bitcoin
A new payment system, Paym, allows people to send money to each other using only mobile numbers.
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National Australia Bank Turns Back on Bitcoin, Closes Accounts
Australia's bitcoin-friendliest bank turns cold, closing accounts due to 'unacceptable risk' to its business and reputation.
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Federal Bank VP: Bitcoin Threat Means Banks Must 'Adapt or Die'
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis can compete with bitcoin as currency, but not payments, said David Andolfatto.
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UBS: Banks Could 'Absorb the Benefits' of Bitcoin
In a new report, UBS indicated it sees bitcoin's technology as capable of reducing financial costs while improving security.
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Bitcoin Banking, Solving ID Theft, and Why Regulators Should Love Pasties
John Law wonders if cryptocurrencies could secure your cash, BLTs could protect your ID and bitcoin is wrongly named.
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Japanese Megabank Mizuho Now an Official Defendant in Mt. Gox Lawsuits
Changes to a lawsuit against Mt. Gox in North America added Mizuho Bank and founder Jed McCaleb as defendants.
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Seeing Through Regulation, Banking on Bitcoin, and a Sheer Art Attack
John Law discusses revolution in regulation, putting competition back into banking and shares his outlandish bitcoin art ideas.
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Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin Isn't a Currency But Underlying Tech Holds Promise
The report, ‘All About Bitcoin’, cites bitcoin’s advantages and shortcomings – backed by statements from critics and supporters alike.
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