Crypto / Digital Assets

Capital / Liquidity

Canada OFSI Issues Guidance on Bank Treatment of Crypto

By Mark Johnston | 28/08/2022

OFSI provides no recognition (i.e., a 100% haircut) for Group 2 cryptoassets held as collateral, but is seeking views on hedging practices that could warrant a lower haircut.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Shanghai Data Exchange Opens New Board for NFT-Like Assets

By Editors | 27/08/2022

Digital assets that can be traded on the new board are “non-monetary assets” owned in digital form for cultural and creative purposes.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Malaysia SC Adds Huobi to Investor Alert List

By Editors | 25/08/2022

The Securities Commission said Huobi is operating a digital asset exchange without being registered with the regulator.

Crypto / Digital Assets

FDIC Orders Crypto Firms to Correct Misrepresentations

By Editors | 24/08/2022

Five crypto firms were ordered to correct false representations stating or suggesting that certain crypto-related products are FDIC-insured.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Police Pilots Crypto Seizures to Settle Unpaid Fines

By Editors | 24/08/2022

The programme was introduced as a way to collect unpaid fines in a contactless way. The amount seized reportedly exceeded all collections made in the last three years.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ASIC Outlines Strategic Priorities in New Corporate Plan

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2022

ASIC will prioritise work to protect investors from the crypto risks, misconduct including greenwashing, and other harms.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Indonesia Stops Registering New Crypto Businesses

By Editors | 24/08/2022

The moratorium is intended to allow the regulator to focus on improving the governance of crypto exchanges that are already registered.

Capital / Liquidity

ECB Targets Harmonisation of Crypto Licensing Requirements

By Editors | 24/08/2022

The ECB will look to ensure capital requirements criteria are applied when national regulators assess crypto-related licensing requests.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Academic Study Finds Broader Front-Running Problem at Coinbase

By Mark Johnston | 23/08/2022

University of Technology Sydney researchers estimate that insider trading occurred on 10-25% of new crypto listings at Coinbase between Sept 2018 and May 2022.