CRYPTO / DIGITAL ASSETS

AML / KYC

US Court Sentences Lawyer for “OneCoin” Fraud to 20 Years

By Editors | 01/02/2024

Mark Scott, formerly an equity partner at international law firm Locke Lord LLP, laundered $400mn of proceeds from the OneCoin fraud scheme.

Crypto / Digital Assets

New Digital Assets Association Launches in Singapore

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 01/02/2024

The association will engage with regulators on behalf of the digital assets community through a regulatory sub-committee.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto Lender Celsius Network Emerges from Bankruptcy

By Editors | 31/01/2024

Celsius, which filed for bankruptcy in July 2022, has commenced distributions of over $3bn of crypto and fiat to creditors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

UAE Completes First Cross-border Payment Using CBDC

By Editors | 31/01/2024

The transaction was sent to China through the “mBridge” platform, developed by the BIS Innovation Hub, HKMA, CBUAE, BOT, and PBOC.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BOJ to Catalogue Legal Issues for CBDC by April

By Editors | 31/01/2024

BOJ and Ministry of Finance officials held a meeting to discuss the legal issues that need to be resolved for the issuance of a CBDC.

Big Picture

BIS Research Reveals Role of Public Perception in Stablecoin Values

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 31/01/2024

New paper examines how public information shapes coordination risk among stablecoin holders in relation to their beliefs about peg stability.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ESMA Consults on New Guidelines for MiCA Regime

By Editors | 30/01/2024

Third-country crypto firms will be prohibited from soliciting EU clients unless the client is the “exclusive initiator” of the crypto-asset service.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Harvest Becomes First Hong Kong Applicant for Spot Bitcoin ETF

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2024

Harvest Global Investments has applied to list a spot Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong, and also plans to participate in HKMA’s stablecoin sandbox.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FSS Korea to Restructure Virtual Asset Fraud Reporting Centre

By Manesh Samtani | 30/01/2024

Users can report unfair trades, not just frauds and scams. Reporting process, investigation support and coordination to also improve.