Morgan Stanley fully exited 8,300 BTC in Q1, while BlackRock's IBIT led a reversal of 13 days of outflows. Banks doubled ETF exposure, hedge funds slashed holdings.
Seven central banks join BIS Project Agorá, demonstrating atomic settlement of tokenized reserves and deposits for instant cross-border payments.
Coordinated central bank easing may inject trillions into markets. Crypto could be the biggest beneficiary as M2 money supply expands globally.
Analyzing Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto-Dominion Bank and Canadian Imperial Bank amid market shifts and AI-driven growth.
Earnings growth for Japanese lenders likely to moderate as credit risks rise and Middle East developments cloud outlook. Regulatory changes add pressure.
Gold breaks $5,400 as Grok AI predicts $6,300 by end-2026. Tether Gold (XAUT) sees rising activity amid structural demand shift. Central bank buying and de-dollarization fuel the rally.
Amsterdam-based Qivalis consortium grows to 37 banks, onboarding 25 new institutions across 15 countries for a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin launch in 2026.
UK 10-year gilt yields surged to their highest since 2008 amid a global bond selloff driven by US-Iran tensions and inflation fears.
Belgium's KBC, alongside BBVA and BPCE, offers live retail crypto trading, signaling a shift in European banking towards digital assets.
Major European banks BBVA, BPCE, and KBC now offer retail crypto trading, signaling a shift in traditional finance. Analysis of market impact and adoption.
Markets abandon 2026 Fed rate cut bets as Middle East tensions and CPI data keep pressure on inflation, with oil prices rising.