Crypto / Digital Assets

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Australia: Senate Committee Rejects Andrew Bragg Crypto Bill

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/09/2023

    The committee said consultations planned by the government are the most appropriate way to develop a regulatory framework for digital assets.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    LSEG to Push Forward Plans to Develop Digital Markets Business

    By Editors | 05/09/2023

    LSEG has been exploring a possible blockchain-powered trading venue for about a year and has now reached an “inflection point”.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan FSA Asks Government to Review Crypto Tax Policy

    By Editors | 04/09/2023

    The FSA is seeking a review of the existing requirement for companies to pay tax on unrealised crypto gains.

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    AML / KYC

    Crypto Travel Rule Comes into Force in the UK

    By Editors | 04/09/2023

    The UK is now one of several jurisdictions to have now implemented the travel rule for the crypto sector.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Swift Publishes Findings from Tokenisation Experiments

    By Editors | 04/09/2023

    Swift says its existing infrastructure can provide a single point of entry for FIs to move tokenised assets across blockchains.

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    AML / KYC

    KoFIU Fines, Suspends Crypto Lender for AML Violations

    By Editors | 04/09/2023

    Crypto lender Delio failed to assess money laundering risks, had KYC lapses, and failed to restrict transactions with unregistered VASPs.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SFC Grants In-Principle Approval to Swiss Crypto Bank, SEBA

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/08/2023

    SEBA plans to offer brokerage, advisory and asset management services in Hong Kong, covering securities, derivatives and crypto products.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    US Court Orders SEC to Review Grayscale Bitcoin ETF Application

    By Editors | 30/08/2023

    The court said the SEC failed to adequately explain why it approved the listing of bitcoin futures ETPs but not Grayscale’s proposed spot bitcoin ETF.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Hackers Access FTX, BlockFi, Genesis Customer Data

    By Mark Johnston | 30/08/2023

    Kroll said the cyber actor targeted a T-Mobile account belonging to a Kroll employee in a “highly sophisticated SIM swapping attack”.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UK Proposes Blanket Ban on Cold Calls for Financial Services

    By Editors | 30/08/2023

    The ban on cold calling, as proposed, would cover banking, payments, insurance, mortgages, various tangible investments, and cryptoassets.

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