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Coverage of regulatory requirements, technological advancements, and market trends in the secure storage and management of digital assets for institutions and retail investors.
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.
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.
Payments & Settlements
Standard Chartered to Join Partior as Founding Shareholder
By Editors | 06/11/2022
The investment will strengthen Partior’s international reach and capabilities, while also helping StanChart accelerate the deployment of blockchain tech across its own network.
Stablecoins
MAS Grants Approvals to Stablecoin Issuers Paxos, Circle
By Editors | 03/11/2022
Paxos provides has its own stablecoin (USDP) and provides infrastructure for Binance Coin. Circle is the issuer of stablecoins USD Coin and Euro Coin.
CBDCs
MAS Concludes Phase One of Retail CBDC Project
By Editors | 31/10/2022
Phase 1 of Project Orchid explored the concept of purpose-bound digital SGD, bearer instruments that enable senders to specify conditions when making transfers in digital SGD.
Cryptocurrency
Hong Kong FSTB Issues Policy Statement on Approach to Virtual Assets
By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2022
The SFC will be consulting on how retail investors may be given a “suitable degree of access” to virtual assets under Hong Kong’s new licensing regime.
Custody & Infrastructure
SGX-owned MaxxTrader Partners with DBS on Digital Assets
By Editors | 30/10/2022
DBS said the partnership enables it to provide more dynamic pricing, financing, and risk solutions to investors, which contributes to Singapore’s growing influence as a global digital asset hub.
AI Risk & Governance
GIFT City, Japan Fintech Body to Cooperate on Innovation
By Editors | 27/10/2022
GIFT City and the Fintech Association of Japan plan to launch a fintech accelerator and other entrepreneurial programmes.
Data Privacy
Korea to Launch National Digital ID in 2024
By Editors | 20/10/2022
An app will be used to embed blockchain-powered digital IDs into mobile devices. Government officials will not have access to stored data.
Custody & Infrastructure
BNY Mellon Launches Digital Asset Custody Platform
By Editors | 13/10/2022
BNY Mellon is the first systemically important US bank to launch a crypto custody platform, leveraging technology from Fireblocks and Chainalysis.
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