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Fintech / Regtech
KoFIU Completes Initial Review of VASP Business Registrations
By Mark Johnston | 24/12/2021
In all, 29 VASPs have been approved out of a total 42 that filed for registration by the 24 September deadline. Decisions on five entities are still pending.
Press Release
Regulation Asia: Top 20 News Stories for 2021
By Editors | 23/12/2021
This list presents the most-read new stories published by Regulation Asia in 2021, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.
Press Release
Regulation Asia: Top Ten Contributed Articles for 2021
By Editors | 23/12/2021
This list presents the most-read contributed articles published by Regulation Asia in 2020, based on aggregated user traffic analytics.
Fintech / Regtech
Australian Regulators Endorse Government Plans for Crypto Sector
By Mark Johnston | 22/12/2021
Australia’s Council of Financial Regulators have endorsed the Treasury’s plan to form a new working group on the regulation of the crypto-ecosystem.
Big Picture
ISSA Explores CBDC Impacts to Post-Trade Settlement
By Editors | 21/12/2021
CBDC is a critical and likely enabler for DLT-based securities settlement and collateral management, with stablecoins providing a possible alternative, the paper says.
Fintech / Regtech
New Carbon Accounting Guidance Issued for Crypto Sector
By Mark Johnston | 21/12/2021
Guidance from the Crypto Climate Accord describes how stakeholders in the crypto sector can measure, track, and report their electricity use and GHG emissions.
Fintech / Regtech
Global Regulatory Framework for Crypto Likely Next Year
By Editors | 21/12/2021
Benoît Cœuré said the “wake-up call” for regulators has been the rapid growth of DeFi, as its interconnectedness with traditional finance creates potential systemic risk.
Enforcement
Japan SESC Recommends Fine for Insider Trading on Crypto Hack
By Editors | 20/12/2021
An individual who learned about the July 2019 theft of cryptocurrency from BITPoint Japan sold shares in its parent before the hack was publicly disclosed.
Fintech / Regtech
ISDA Advances Work to Develop Standards for Crypto Derivatives
By Editors | 15/12/2021
Contractual standards for digital asset derivatives will provide a foundation for the market and help enhance transparency, liquidity and price discovery.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Binance Withdraws DPT Licence Application in Singapore
By Mark Johnston | 15/12/2021
Binance’s recent investment in Hg Exchange rendered its licensing application “somewhat redundant”, CEO Changpeng Zhao said.
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