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Custody & Infrastructure
Coverage of regulatory requirements, technological advancements, and market trends in the secure storage and management of digital assets for institutions and retail investors.
CBDCs
HK CBDC May Be Developed on Permissioned Blockchain
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/04/2023
The HKMA has asked banks to “review and research and then propose” an implementation approach for the e-HKD.
Cryptocurrency
Crypto Exchange Luno to Close Singapore Operations in June
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/04/2023
Luno, which received in-principle approval from MAS last year, has decided to stop serving users in Singapore.
Cryptocurrency
HK Court Declares Crypto is Property That Can be Held on Trust
By Editors | 19/04/2023
The ruling was related to the March 2019 winding up of Gatecoin, which suffered a hack in 2016 and lost around $2mn in digital assets.
Custody & Infrastructure
New FTX Report Reveals Extent of Control Failures
By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2023
FTX stored private keys in plain text documents without encryption on an FTX group server that was accessible by staff.
Tokenisation
SEB, Crédit Agricole Launch Digital Bond Issuance Platform
By Editors | 11/04/2023
The platform uses a blockchain validation protocol called “Proof of Climate awaReness”, which incentivises participating nodes to improve their environmental impact.
Cryptocurrency
OKX’s Ben Bowden Discusses Regulatory Response to FTX Fallout
By Editors | 10/04/2023
Ben Bowden, Global Head of Compliance at OKX, discusses the fallout from FTX, crypto regulatory approaches, and the role of proof of reserves.
Cryptocurrency
ECB Official Says MiCA Still Needs Further Strengthening
By Manesh Samtani | 10/04/2023
Pre-collapsed FTX and today’s Binance would not meet the threshold for classification as ‘significant’ CASPs. Even if they did, stricter requirements wouldn’t apply.
Cryptocurrency
Delay of Voyager-Binance.US Deal Could Cost $100m
By Editors | 05/04/2023
The acquisition of Voyager by Binance.US is being appealed by the DOJ. Creditors say the deal must be consummated by 13 April or they stand to lose $100mn.
Tokenisation
Mirae Asset, SK Telecom to Collaborate on Security Token Business
By Editors | 01/04/2023
Mirae Asset Securities and SK Telecom formed a consortium to collaborate on creating a business ecosystem for security tokens.
Cryptocurrency
Australia: Senator Introduces New Crypto Regulation Bill
By Editors | 29/03/2023
Senator Andrew Bragg said Australia’s crypto regulation has stalled and the government’s “token mapping” consultation programme is too slow.
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