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Story: Karpovich Critical About Sovereignty of Cryptocurrency Exchanges – Traditional Banks…

By Maheen Hernandez

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Karpovich was critical about the sovereignty of cryptocurrency exchanges in that they will have to use the traditional banking firms to move their money around.

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He implied "Ultimately behind the screens; they are to use a bank to move their funds around.  It is more of a partnership rather than competition in the space.

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For now, there is no way by which the cryptocurrency industry can thrive alone without the banks.

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Meanwhile, the big news is that the 125-year old Swiss private bank will be partnering with Seba Crypto AG.  The details of the partnership are not out yet.

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Of note, Julius Baer has a minority stake in Seba.  The deal is related to providing for clients with access to a range of newer digital asset services.

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The Zurich Bank states that they are set to make use of the Seba innovative platform to bridge the gap between traditional assets and digital assets.

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Julius Baer is convinced that digital assets are set to become the sustainable assets of the investor’s future portfolio.

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In the ongoing merger of the crypto assets to their traditional financial space Julius Baer is all set to raise the bar of their $382 billion assets in Swiss Francs to a higher…

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With Julius Baer venturing into the cryptocurrency space, it is implied that the risk is acceptable.

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Big Giant IBM has signed 6 banks to issue stable coins.  Jesse Lund, head of the blockchain for financial services implied,  "We are venturing into markets outside the U.

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Lund further implied "With more stablecoins coming on board, the whole notion of FX is changing.

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