Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto / Digital Assets

India to Develop New Surveillance Tool for Crypto & Dark Web

By Manesh Samtani | 26/09/2023

The tool will also contain a comprehensive database of all known crypto exchanges worldwide, along with their contact information, for use in investigations.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HK SFC to Provide Transparency on Crypto Licence Applicants

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/09/2023

The SFC will publish a list of all firms that have applied for a VATP licence and launch other investor education initiatives.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HKMA Says More Central Banks Will Join mBridge Platform

By Editors | 23/09/2023

HKMA CEO Eddie Yue said an MVP will soon be launched to pave the way for the “gradual commercialisation of mBridge”.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Thai Digital Assets Exchange Set to Launch First Investment Token

By Editors | 22/09/2023

The investment token is backed by three Bangkok luxury condominium projects. The ICO raised about THB 2.4 billion (USD 67 million).

Crypto / Digital Assets

SFC Confirms Crypto Firm JPEX Never Approached it About Licensing

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/09/2023

JPEX breached the SFO and AMLO by publishing confidential correspondence with the SFC. Three more arrests have been made.

Enforcement

ASIC Sues Crypto Exchange for Margin Trading Product

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/09/2023

ASIC says Bit Trade did not comply with its design and distribution obligations when offering a margin trading product to Australian customers.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Lawmaker to Propose Taiwan’s First Dedicated Virtual Assets Law

By Editors | 21/09/2023

The law covers 12 aspects, including a licensing system for virtual assets businesses, rules for their operations, and prohibitions on unfair trading practices.

Crypto / Digital Assets

UK FCA Addresses Debanking Concerns in New Report

By Mark Johnston | 20/09/2023

The FCA said no credit institution or payment company it reviewed closed an account between July 2022 and June 2023 primarily because of a customer’s political views.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Industry Collaboration Driving Digital Asset Ecosystem Growth

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 20/09/2023

At the Digital Assets Week Singapore, MAS highlighted its focus on bringing the private and public sectors to grow the digital asset ecosystem.