The profit surge was fueled by strong trading and investment banking results; the crypto exchange’s public offering could serve to validate digital currencies.

JPMorgan Chase reports first-quarter results; proposed corporate tax hike could boost infrastructure and other tax-advantaged lending.

The move is the latest by the Swiss bank following $4.7 billion of losses in the Archegos debacle; bitcoin ETFs move forward, but HSBC bans trading in firm linked to digital currencies.

Thomas Gottstein’s one-year tenure has been marked by multiple costly scandals; the company’s valuation and profitability have jumped as bitcoin’s price has surged, but are those levels sustainable?

The big Japanese investor is buying $500 million of the mortgage lender’s stock; Revolut will allow each of its 2,000 employees to work abroad for up to two months a year.

Dimon says “nearly all” of the bank’s 250,000 employees will return after the pandemic; Instacart has chosen Chase to issue its card, while DoorDash has received offers from 10 banks.

The Crypto Council for Innovation wants a voice in how bitcoin is regulated; the #GetBanked public awareness campaign aims to help people without accounts get stimulus checks faster.

The proposal would extend the freeze another six months, until 2022; the digital yuan will give the government greater control over the economy and its people and could threaten the dollar.

Prices keep rising as inventory shrinks, competition grows, and credit availability tightens; analysis and interviews find Black businesses lacked access to lenders and failed to qualify for loans.

Treasury secretary says more needs to be done to address vulnerabilities in the financial system; the researchers are expected to make their first progress report in the third quarter.