A Huge EU Bank Just Ruthlessly Froze People’s Accounts, Sparking Claims of Racism. It Would Never Happen With Bitcoin

Spain’s second-largest bank, BBVA, has aggressively frozen up to 5,000 accounts without warning. Many of the accounts belonged to Chinese clients, leading to cries of racism. The bank, however, claims it was acting on Spanish anti-money laundering rules. Spain’s second-largest bank has apologized after hundreds of Chinese customers accused the group of racism for freezing their bank accounts without warning https://t.co/3in4Wy6F6C — CNN International (@cnni) February 18, 2019 It’s yet another reminder that traditional banking institutions have the power to shut down and block access to your money without notice.  This is why bitcoin matters. If stored independently, bitcoin cannot

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Bitcoin Platform Safello Scores Big at BBVA’s Open Talent 2015

Safello, the Stockholm, Sweden-based bitcoin exchange, has moved a step closer to becoming a dominant European bitcoin exchange by winning a finalist spot in the BBVA Open Talent 2015 competition. The contest, now in its seventh year, awards innovative financial technology (“fintech”) projects that contribute to the financial service industry’s evolution. BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., a multinational Spanish banking group), launched its Open Talent contest to seek ideas that will disrupt the financial service industry in e-commerce, security, mobile payments, data and others. A Playground For Bank Innovation “We have built a platform that helps banks use Safello […]

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