CRYPTO / DIGITAL ASSETS

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    Enforcement

    Montenegro Court to Extradite Do Kwon to the US, Not Korea

    By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024

    Montenegro’s High Court decided to approve the US extradition request over South Korea’s, citing the gravity of the charges and the evidence presented by US authorities.

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    AML / KYC

    FATF Plenary Concludes With Beneficial Ownership, NPOs, Crypto in Focus

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/02/2024

    Kenya and Namibia were added to the FATF’s grey list while Barbados, Gibraltar, Uganda and the UAE were removed.

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    Capital / Liquidity

    Thai SEC Passes Resolution to Revoke Zipmex Crypto Licence

    By Editors | 23/02/2024

    The SEC says Zipmex’s business licence needs to be revoked to prevent further harm to clients’ interests, after the company failed to resolve deficiencies by another deadline.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Fed Researchers Explore Governance of Permissionless Blockchains

    By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024

    New paper explores the stakeholders, governance models, and hard fork patterns of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    The Future of Securities Tokenisation and Crypto Regulation 

    By Hannah Cassidy | 22/02/2024

    With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    UK Seeking to Introduce Stablecoin, Staking Rules Within Six Months

    By Mark Johnston | 21/02/2024

    The UK government is “pushing very hard” to enact the new rules as soon as possible, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Cybercrime Group LockBit Has Been Dismantled

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2024

    Law enforcement from ten countries have disrupted the criminal operation of the LockBit ransomware group.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HKMA Sets Standards for Digital Asset Custodial Services

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2024

    HKMA circular sets out expectations standards for banks that wish to provide digital asset custodial services to clients.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    HKMA Sets Out Expectations on Tokenised Product Offerings

    By Manesh Samtani | 20/02/2024

    HKMA circular sets out expectations for the sale and distribution of tokenised products in respect of due diligence, disclosure and risk management.

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    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Japan: Cabinet Approves Bill to Allow VC Investment in Crypto

    By Editors | 20/02/2024

    The move is expected to enable VC firms to engage in projects that exclusively deal with crypto issuance, such as Web3 startups.

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