Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto / Digital Assets

Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Requirements Under Hong Kong’s New VATP Regime

By Albert Yuen | 27/06/2023

Albert Yuen, Kishore Bhindi, and Jasmine Yung explain the SFC’s requirements for virtual assets trading platforms around technology risk management and cybersecurity.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Sets Out Framework for Digital Asset Networks

By Karen Ng | 27/06/2023

MAS will also expand Project Guardian to test the potential of asset tokenisation across more financial asset classes.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HSBC Starts Offering Customers Access to Crypto ETFs

By Editors | 27/06/2023

HSBC is allowing Hong Kong customers to buy and sell Bitcoin and Ether based ETFs listed on the local stock market.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BSP Urged to Take Action Against Unregistered Crypto Exchanges

By Mark Johnston | 26/06/2023

Infrawatch PH says exhibiting leniency toward unregistered crypto exchanges risks the Philippines remaining on the FATF gray list.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Switzerland Freezes $26m in Crypto Linked to Terra Collapse

By Editors | 25/06/2023

The assets, held at digital asset bank Sygnum, were frozen in response to a request from US and Korean authorities.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Upper House of UK Parliament Approves Financial Services and Markets Bill

By Editors | 23/06/2023

The bill will give regulators powers to regulate stablecoins and crypto activities and enable the PSR to force banks to reimburse APP fraud victims.

Crypto / Digital Assets

CFTC Files Charges in First Romance Scam Case Involving Crypto

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/06/2023

The CFTC says it is the first time it is handling a romance scam case involving digital asset commodities and forex.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Wall Street Firms Launch New Crypto Exchange, EDX Markets

By Editors | 22/06/2023

EDX Markets is backed by Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital AssetsSM, Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, and Virtu Financial, among others.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Grants Ripple In-Principle Approval to Offer DPT Services

By Editors | 22/06/2023

Ripple said the licence will allow it to offer regulated digital payment token products and services in Singapore and scale on-demand liquidity service.