![Crypto Firm Taurus Completes Million Funding Round Led by Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Crypto Firm Taurus Completes Million Funding Round Led by Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank](https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Credit_Suisse.jpg)
Taurus SA – a Swiss entity that provides an infrastructure to issue, custody, and trade cryptocurrencies – raised $65 million to improve its platform and expand internationally. Major monetary institutions, including Credit Suisse,…
![Brazil’s oldest bank allows residents to pay their taxes using crypto Brazil’s oldest bank allows residents to pay their taxes using crypto](https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-02/8f1a925e-cc26-46e5-b32f-44c62690a96f.jpg)
A major Brazilian bank is offering a new and convenient option for taxpayers to settle their dues using cryptocurrencies. According to a statement published by Brazilian bank Banco do Brasil on Feb. 11,…
![As Its Central Bank Limits Cash And Pushes A CBDC, Nigeria Needs Bitcoin As Its Central Bank Limits Cash And Pushes A CBDC, Nigeria Needs Bitcoin](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/.image/c_limit,cs_srgb,h_1200,q_auto:good,w_1200/MTkwMjQ0NzUzODkwMDkyMzc0/nigeria.png)
Following an unsuccessful CBDC launch, Nigeria’s central bank is now trying to cut off cash. Bitcoin can help Nigerians find sovereignty. This is an opinion editorial by Heritage Falodun, a Bitcoin consultant and…
![UK Government Pursues Digital Pound While Bank CEOs Restrict Bitcoin Access UK Government Pursues Digital Pound While Bank CEOs Restrict Bitcoin Access](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/.image/c_limit,cs_srgb,h_1200,q_auto:good,w_1200/MTkzMjU1NjA1NDIxNTQ5MTIz/technical-bitcoin-development-pixel.png)
The UK continues to show its desire for a digital pound, just as its companies try to limit access to Bitcoin. The Bank of England and the UK Treasury have released a consultation…
![Binance Announces Temporary Suspension of USD Bank Transfers Binance Announces Temporary Suspension of USD Bank Transfers](https://cryptopotato.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/cz_binance_cover.jpg)
Binance – the world’s largest crypto exchange – announced on Monday that it will pause all deposits and withdrawals in USD from bank accounts starting February 8. The company said it will work…
![LevelField Financial To Become First FDIC-Insured Bank to Offer Traditional Banking And Bitcoin Services LevelField Financial To Become First FDIC-Insured Bank to Offer Traditional Banking And Bitcoin Services](http://bitcoinmagazine.com/.image/c_limit,cs_srgb,h_1200,q_auto:good,w_1200/MTkxOTg4NDM3NTk3ODg5OTkx/20220830_better-the-four-pillars-of-bitcoin-adoption---stefan-ristic.png)
LevelField Financial is set to acquire Burling Bank in a move that would enable access to bitcoin for traditional banking customers. Once the acquisition is approved by regulatory authorities, LevelField Financial will be…
![Crypto-friendly bank ends loans backed by crypto mining rigs Crypto-friendly bank ends loans backed by crypto mining rigs](https://s3.cointelegraph.com/uploads/2023-02/7f79cf65-dca0-483c-bf98-370b76f93fea.jpg)
The holding company for the crypto-friendly bank, BankProv, has revealed it’s no longer providing loans secured by cryptocurrency mining rigs after writing off $47.9 million in loans primarily secured by them throughout 2022….
![SBF pleads not guilty, layoffs, and bank run on Silvergate: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 1-7 SBF pleads not guilty, layoffs, and bank run on Silvergate: Hodler’s Digest, Jan. 1-7](https://cointelegraph.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Jan-7-scaled.jpg)
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