Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto / Digital Assets

StanChart to Launch Digital Asset Custody Services from Dubai

By Editors | 13/05/2023

The UAE has a “well-balanced approach” to digital assets, making it an “ideal first market” for the launch, said CEO Bill Winters.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Innovation Hub Publishes Guidance on Offline CBDC Payments

By Editors | 12/05/2023

The new handbook is intended as a guide for central banks that are considering the potential implementation of CBDCs with offline functionality.

Crypto / Digital Assets

IRS, Chainalysis Team Up to Support Ukraine Law Enforcement

By Editors | 11/05/2023

The IRS is sponsoring Ukraine’s access to a Chainalysis blockchain analysis tool and also organising cyber training sessions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

30 Firms to Launch “Network of Networks” for Digital Assets

By Editors | 11/05/2023

The Canton Network will provide a decentralised infrastructure that connects independent applications like Deutsche Börse’s D7 post-trade platform and Goldman’s GS DAP.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ex-Coinbase Employee Sentenced to Jail for Insider Trading

By Editors | 11/05/2023

The former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to two years in prison for feeding his brother and a friend information about upcoming crypto listings.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Bankrupt FTX Affiliate Alameda Research Hit with $44b Tax Bill

By Mark Johnston | 10/05/2023

In bankruptcy proceedings, the IRS claims would take precedence over those of unsecured creditors, including FTX’s one million users.

Crypto / Digital Assets

MAS Proposes Amendments to Payment Services Regulations

By Editors | 09/05/2023

The consultation covers amendments to Payment Services Regulations and existing notices to include newly scoped-in payment services like DPT services.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BNP Paribas to Start Providing e-CNY Services in China

By Editors | 09/05/2023

BNP Paribas will partner with Bank of China to launch an e-CNY services for corporate clients and explore the CBDC’s use in supply chain finance and other areas.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US SEC Ordered to Respond to Coinbase Petition Within 10 Days

By Editors | 08/05/2023

The SEC must indicate whether or not it will provide formal rule-making for the digital assets sector, and the reasons for its decision.