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Switzerland

Spain's BBVA Opening Bitcoin Trading Service to Private Banking Clients in Switzerland

BBVA said the service will be available only to clients in Switzerland because of the country's clear regulations and the widespread adoption of digital assets.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

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Jun 18, 2021 at 11:06 a.m. UTC

Jun 18, 2021

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Business

Spain

Spain’s Second-Largest Bank Will Soon Launch Crypto Services: Sources

BBVA is poised to enter the cryptocurrency trading and custody space, according to two people familiar with the plans.

By Ian Allison

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Dec 7, 2020 at 6:52 p.m. UTC

Dec 7, 2020

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Markets

Europe

Major Banks Sign Up for New EU Commission Blockchain App Association

The European Commission, the EU's executive body, is launching a blockchain app association next year and already has major banks on board.

By Yogita Khatri

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Nov 22, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 22, 2018

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Markets

Loans

BBVA Puts $150 Million Syndicated Loan on Ethereum Blockchain

Banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that put a $150 million syndicated loan for Spain's electrical grid operator on the blockchain.

By Yogita Khatri

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Nov 7, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 7, 2018

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Markets

Ethereum

BBVA Can't Hold Cryptocurrency – And That's a Problem

The bank wants to use ethereum as a notary, but regulators discourage holding even the tiny bit of ether needed to put data on the public blockchain.

By Ian Allison

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Jul 31, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. UTC

Jul 31, 2018

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Markets

Ethereum

BBVA Issues $91 Million Loan Using Two Blockchains

Spanish banking giant BBVA has completed a pilot that issued a $91 million corporate loan using two different blockchain technologies.

By Wolfie Zhao

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Apr 26, 2018 at 12:15 p.m. UTC

Apr 26, 2018

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Markets

Banking

BBVA Blockchain Pilot Cuts Time for International Trade Transactions

BBVA has utilized blockchain platform Waves to conduct a live international trade transaction trial between Spain and Mexico.

By Sujha Sundararajan

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Nov 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. UTC

Nov 28, 2017

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Markets

Technology

Spanish Bank BBVA Joins Hyperledger Blockchain Project

Spanish banking conglomerate BBVA has become the latest member of the Hyperledger blockchain project.

By Garrett Keirns

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Mar 28, 2017 at 4:09 p.m. UTC

Mar 28, 2017

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Markets

Blockchain technology

BBVA: Blockchain Regulation Needs to Move Beyond Bitcoin

Spanish banking group BBVA has released a new research note that argues for more immediate blockchain regulation.

By Pete Rizzo

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Jan 3, 2017 at 2:06 p.m. UTC

Jan 3, 2017

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Markets

Blockchain technology

Meet the 25 Banks Working With Distributed Ledger Startup R3

Here's a round-up of the 25 banking partners currently working with R3 on distributed ledger technology projects.

By Yessi Bello Perez

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Nov 7, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Nov 7, 2015

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