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Reporting on regulatory frameworks, enforcement actions, adoption trends, and risks associated with decentralised digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum.
Cryptocurrency
Taiwan Regulators to Expand Scope of Crypto Regulation
By Editors | 08/12/2022
In response to the FTX collapse, Taiwan’s FSC plans to introduce regulations requiring local crypto exchanges to segregate their customers’ assets.
Cryptocurrency
Three Firms Apply to Launch Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong
By Editors | 07/12/2022
Three fund managers have submitted applications to the SFC seeking approval to list ETFs in Hong Kong that invest in bitcoin and ether futures.
Anti-Money Laundering
Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws
By Editors | 07/12/2022
The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.
Cryptocurrency
SEC Thailand to Tighten Conflict Management Rules for ICO Portals
By Editors | 06/12/2022
Under the revised rules, ICO portals will also be allowed to outsource certain tasks to service providers, as long as they are not ‘core’ services.
Custody & Infrastructure
HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption
By Editors | 06/12/2022
The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Cryptocurrency
FTX Japan to Allow Withdrawals Starting in January
By Editors | 04/12/2022
Under Japanese law, crypto businesses are required to keep users’ assets segregated, shielding FTX Japan from the bankruptcy proceedings in the US.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
Korean Prosecutors Seek More Terra-related Arrest Warrants
By Editors | 01/12/2022
New arrest warrants are sought for co-founder Daniel Shin, as well as Terraform Labs investors and engineers.
Cryptocurrency
MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore
By Editors | 01/12/2022
MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.
Cryptocurrency
Singapore Deputy PM Defends Temasek Over FTX Loss
By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2022
The FTX loss is disappointing, but it does not imply that the governance system is not working, deputy PM Lawrence Wong said.
Cryptocurrency
Lawmakers Propose Bill to Prevent FTX-Style Collapse in Korea
By Editors | 30/11/2022
The bill, if passed, will require crypto exchanges to segregate users’ assets, buy insurance against hacking, and compensate users for unexpected withdrawal halts.
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