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Finance

Russia's Sberbank plans crypto-backed loans to corporate clients

MOSCOW, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Russia's largest lender Sberbank is preparing to issue crypto‑backed loans...

5th February, 2026

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Finance

Bitcoin plummets, driving $2 trillion tumble in crypto market value

SINGAPORE, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key $70,000 level on Thur...

5th February, 2026

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Investing

Understanding the Factors Shaping Bitcoin’s Current Market Conditions

Following Bitcoin’s sharp decline during Q4 2025, prices have shown signs of stabilization in early...

4th February, 2026

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Banking

Idle Stablecoins Are Becoming a Systemic Efficiency Problem — and Banks Should Pay Attention

By Betsabe Botaitis, CFO at P2P.org

3rd February, 2026

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Finance

Bitcoin falls below $80,000, continuing decline as liquidity worries mount

Jan 31 (Reuters) - Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 6.53% at...

31st January, 2026

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Business

Oil Traders vs. Tech Startups: Surprising Lessons from Two High-Stakes Worlds | Said Addi

At first glance, the worlds of oil trading and tech startups seem poles apart. One thrives in physic...

29th January, 2026

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Finance

BoE is open to accepting more tokenised assets as collateral, Mills says

LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of England is considering expanding the range of assets that cou...

29th January, 2026

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Finance

Tether CEO aims to allocate up to 15% of its portfolio to gold

By Polina Devitt LONDON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Tether plans to allocate 10%–15% of its investment portf...

28th January, 2026

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Technology

Engineering Trust in the Age of Data: A Blueprint for Global Resilience

This profile is based on information provided by and interviews with Murali Natti and has not been i...

28th January, 2026

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Finance

UK politicians call for competition review of Netflix bid for Warner Bros

Jan 27 (Reuters) - More than a dozen UK politicians and former policymakers have called on the count...

27th January, 2026

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Finance

UBS explores crypto investing for select private banking clients, Bloomberg News reports

Jan 23 (Reuters) - UBS is planning to offer cryptocurrency investment options to some private bankin...

23rd January, 2026

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Finance

ECB's Panetta says banks will need to issue fully digital private money

MILAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Commercial bank money is bound to become fully tokenised in the future, li...

21st January, 2026