Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency

Philippines: Union Bank Starts Offering Crypto Services

By Editors | 09/11/2022

Union Bank’s digital asset platform, developed by Swiss firm Metaco, went live last week, offering trading in bitcoin and ether.

Cryptocurrency

Binance Signs Non-Binding Agreement to Acquire Rival FTX

By Editors | 09/11/2022

The non-binding agreement comes amid a liquidity crunch at FTX, prompted by $6bn of withdrawals in the 72 hours before Tuesday morning.

Anti-Money Laundering

AML in Japan: Looking Back to Look Forward

By Hiroshi Ozaki | 09/11/2022

The FSA’s Hiroshi Ozaki and Daisuke Mamba look back at the last four and a half years in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing in Japan.

Cryptocurrency

US Court Rules Crypto Firm LBRY Sold Unregistered Securities

By Manesh Samtani | 09/11/2022

Industry watchers say the ruling could have implications for the SEC’s suit against Ripple, which was charged in December 2020 with selling unregistered securities.

Data Privacy

Regulatory Dynamics for FinTech in Asia Pacific

By Ian Herbison | 08/11/2022

Ian Herbison and Saskia Kendall discuss three dynamics shaping the APAC FinTech industry and the need for partnership between the public and private sectors.

Cryptocurrency

EU Parliament to Delay MiCA Vote Until Feb 2023 – Report

By Editors | 07/11/2022

The European Parliament was planning to hold its vote on the MiCA text in December. The European Council approved the text in early October.

Custody & Infrastructure

Goldman, MSCI, Coin Metrics Launch Taxonomy for Digital Assets

By Editors | 07/11/2022

The taxonomy classifies coins and tokens based on how they are used to facilitate digital asset portfolio analysis, monitoring, benchmarking, and risk management.

DeFi & Web3

Japan Agency to Explore Use Cases, Legal Status of DAOs

By Editors | 06/11/2022

A Web 3.0 study group will establish a DAO to better understand its benefits and limitations and make recommendations to the government.

Anti-Money Laundering

Crypto Being Used to Finance More Terrorist Activities: UN Official

By Editors | 03/11/2022

Up to 20 percent of terrorist attacks are seen as crypto-financed or linked to digital assets, compared to just 5 percent a couple of years ago.