Crypto / Digital Assets

ESG / Sustainability

Global Consortium to Set-up Circular Tokenised Sustainable Impact Fund

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/12/2023

The SEE fund will be an auditable SDG-focussed fund with an embedded penalty mechanism built into its governance structure.

Enforcement

INTERPOL: $300m in Assets Seized in Latest HAECHI Operation

By Mark Johnston | 20/12/2023

The latest HAECHI operation resulted in nearly 3,500 arrests and the blocking of over 82,000 bank accounts linked to cyber-enabled scams.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HashKey Secure Fund Management Licence in Singapore

By Editors | 20/12/2023

With the new licence, HashKey intends to provide regulated fund management services to institutional and accredited investors from Singapore.

Crypto / Digital Assets

IOSCO Finalises Policy Recommendations for DeFi

By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2023

The policy recommendations for DeFi are intended to be complementary to and interoperable with IOSCO’s policy recommendations for crypto and digital assets markets.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BOK Partners with LG Unit to Develop CBDC System

By Mark Johnston | 19/12/2023

The platform will enable authorities to jointly test the feasibility of a CBDC, which BOK governor Rhee Chang-yong says is ‘essential’ to the future of finance.

Crypto / Digital Assets

EU Publishes Details of Latest Russia Sanctions Package

By Editors | 18/12/2023

EU adds 147 names to asset freeze list and bans diamond imports in its 12th round of sanctions against Russia since February 2022.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korea Showing Leadership on Crypto Assets, Says IMF Head

By Mark Johnston | 18/12/2023

Korea is showing leadership by amending its AML law and setting up new legislation on crypto assets, said the IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva.

Crypto / Digital Assets

India’s GIFT City Set to Launch Market for Tokenised Assets

By Ajoy K Das | 18/12/2023

GIFT City’s first regulated trading platform for tokenised commercial real estate assets is expected to launch in January 2024.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FASB Issues Standards to Implement ‘Fair Value’ Accounting for Crypto

By Mark Johnston | 18/12/2023

Fair value accounting allows firms to provide a clearer view of their financial position and the actual economic value of their crypto holdings.