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Crypto / Digital Assets
BOJ Releases Phase One Findings from CBDC Testing
By Editors | 01/06/2022
Phase one of CBDC experimentation was conducted from April 2021 to March 2022. The BOJ tested three CBDC ledger design alternatives.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS to Study Use Cases of Asset Tokenisation, DeFi Protocols
By Editors | 31/05/2022
The first pilot, led by DBS, JP Morgan and Marketnode, will explore potential DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets and help inform regulatory policy.
Fintech / Regtech
Thailand Seeks to Become Venture Capital ‘Powerhouse’
By Editors | 31/05/2022
Bangkok is envisioned as a regional hub for innovation-focused investors, with the goal of attracting entrepreneurs and stimulating strategic partnerships globally.
Fintech / Regtech
MAS FinTech Hackcelerator to Focus on Web3, Green Finance
By Editors | 30/05/2022
Fintech firms and solution providers from around the world are invited to address over 50 problem statements related to Web 3.0 and green finance.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Crypto Ads to be Screened in the Philippines from 7 July
By Editors | 29/05/2022
Firms advertising crypto services to Philippine users will have to provide proof they have registered with the SEC as companies and with BSP as remittance and transfer providers.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand Formalises VAT Exemption for Crypto Transactions
By Editors | 29/05/2022
Thailand’s Cabinet approved the measure in March. The decree formalises the VAT exemption retroactively from 1 April 2022, keeping it in place until 31 December 2023.
Big Picture
World Bank Paper Explores Barriers to Stablecoin, CBDC Adoption
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/05/2022
Stablecoins and CBDCs may not offer advantages over innovations that are built on top of or aim to improve existing financial plumbing.
Fintech / Regtech
ISLA, ICMA Advance Work to Digitise Industry Documentation
By Editors | 27/05/2022
ISLA and Linklaters are working to automate securities lending contract negotation. ICMA is looking to digitise repo documentation.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Banks Lobby Against Possible Issuance of CBDC
By Editors | 26/05/2022
The American Bankers Association says a CBDC would risk moving 71% of bank deposits to the Fed and undermine the financial system.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Terra Collapse Sparks Regulatory Change, Lawsuits in Korea
By Mark Johnston | 26/05/2022
The FSC says thirteen relevant bills on digital asset investor protection are currently pending at the National Assembly.
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