May 20, 2024
Crypto

Wells Notices, Crypto Payments and Usability

Crypto goes up, and crypto goes down. Then, often, crypto goes back up. It can be a dizzying and volatile cycle. Just collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX’s customers, who, having once feared they’d lost their collective billions, can now take solace from the news Tuesday (May 7) that FTX’s bankruptcy team is ready to repay them

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Investors

Dollar set for weekly rise as Swiss cut signals potential rates gap

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was set for a second week of broad gains on Friday, with even a rate hike in Japan unable to halt its march, and a surprise cut in Switzerland highlighting the gap between the Federal Reserve and global peers in interest rate settings. Expectations for policy

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Finance

Swiss financial regulator plans to stress-test UBS this year

By Noele Illien BERN (Reuters) – Swiss financial regulator FINMA said on Wednesday it plans to carry out 40 reviews of UBS and two stress tests this year on the bank after it took over rival Credit Suisse in 2023, which heightened concerns about ‘too big to fail’ lenders. FINMA laid out plans for regulating

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