Crypto / Digital Assets

    AML / KYC

    Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    SEC Thailand to Tighten Conflict Management Rules for ICO Portals

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    Under the revised rules, ICO portals will also be allowed to outsource certain tasks to service providers, as long as they are not ‘core’ services.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Bank Indonesia Outlines Plans to Commence CBDC Testing

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    The first two phases will focus on experimentation with a wholesale CBDC. The third and final stage will involve end-to-end integration with a retail CBDC.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FTX Japan to Allow Withdrawals Starting in January

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    Under Japanese law, crypto businesses are required to keep users’ assets segregated, shielding FTX Japan from the bankruptcy proceedings in the US.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”

    AML / KYC

    Texas Unseals Charges Against 21 Crypto Money Launderers

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The 21 US citizens charged helped to move proceeds from US fraud victims to foreign criminal organisations using crypto.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    RBI Launches Pilot to Test CBDC with Consumers, Merchants

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The participating banks are State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

    Enforcement

    Korean Prosecutors Seek More Terra-related Arrest Warrants

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    New arrest warrants are sought for co-founder Daniel Shin, as well as Terraform Labs investors and engineers.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.

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