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    Banks, Central Banks Expect Tokenised Assets to “Leapfrog” in Asia

    By Georgina Lee | 28/10/2024

    Banks are actively exploring tokenisation use cases in Asia, saying the region has greater potential for the technology than Western countries.

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    HKEX to Launch Virtual Asset Index Series on 15 November

    By Editors | 28/10/2024

    HKEX said the index series will provide pricing benchmarks for Bitcoin and Ether in the Asian time zone which can be used for the settlement of financial products.

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    SFC Announces Next Steps for Hong Kong Virtual Asset Regime

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/10/2024

    More VATP applicants will be licensed by year-end, and a consultative panel comprising all licensees will be established in 2025 to draw lessons for new licensing frameworks.

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    BRICS Nations Agree to Continue Working on Cross-Border Payments

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/10/2024

    Russia has proposed an alternative platform for international payments, but few practical steps have been taken so far towards implementation.

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    Japan: JVCEA Becomes Self-Regulatory Body for Stablecoins

    By Editors | 26/10/2024

    The FSA has recognised the JVCEA as the self-regulatory body for stablecoins and fund transfer businesses, on top of its existing focus on crypto exchanges and crypto-related derivatives trading firms.

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    Nigeria Releases Binance Executive, Drops Money Laundering Charges

    By Nithya Subramanian | 24/10/2024

    Tigran Gambaryan had been detained since February on money laundering charges, which have now been dropped.

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    CBDC Platform mBridge is Open to US Dollar Inclusion: Central Bankers

    By Editors | 24/10/2024

    Current and former central bankers speaking at Sibos discussed the importance of the mBridge platform and how it can evolve to meet broader market needs.

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    FSB Chair Updates G20 on Work to Maintain Financial Stability

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2024

    The FSB published a report on the financial stability implications of tokenisation and a progress update on the G20 Crypto-Asset Policy Implementation Roadmap.

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    PBOC Seeks to Expand Ecosystem for $2.7b e-CNY

    By Editors | 23/10/2024

    Speaking at Sibos, Mu Changchun said market incentives need to be provided to enable every player in the ecosystem to earn profits from China’s CBDC.

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    NYSE, Cboe Win Approval to List Options on Spot Bitcoin ETFs

    By Editors | 23/10/2024

    NYSE American received approval to list options on three bitcoin ETFs. Cboe Exchange received approval for options on two bitcoin ETFs.

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