Digital Assets

Cryptocurrency

US President Orders Creation of Sovereign Wealth Fund

By Thisanka Siripala | 06/02/2025

Analysts have speculated that the fund could be used to buy and hold digital assets, or to acquire a stake in Chinese-owned TikTok

CBDCs

MobiKwik, Cred Become First Non-Banks to Offer CBDCs in India

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/02/2025

The e-rupee wallets allow users to send funds to and receive funds from other e-rupee wallets as well as regular bank accounts using UPI.

Cryptocurrency

Indian Government Reviewing Stance on Cryptocurrencies – Report

By Nithya Subramanian | 05/02/2025

The government is planning to review a discussion paper on cryptocurrencies it had initially planned to release last September.

Structural Regulation

Korea to Formalise Regulations for Fractional Investment Platforms

By Manesh Samtani | 05/02/2025

Additional regulatory revisions will add ETFs and ETNs to the list of tradable instruments on ATS, and implement improvements to the IPO underwriting process

Cryptocurrency

Russia to Establish Registry for Crypto Mining Equipment

By Editors | 04/02/2025

Russia’s move to legalise crypto mining is part of broader efforts to create an additional mechanism to circumvent Western sanctions.

Anti-Money Laundering

Korea to Establish Cryptocrime Division at Seoul Prosecutors’ Office

By Editors | 04/02/2025

The Seoul Prosecutors’ Office launched a Virtual Asset Crime Joint Investigation Team in July 2023. The team is being formalised as a permanent division.

Tokenisation

Thai SEC Aiming to Fully Digitalise Bond Trading Using DLT

By Mark Johnston | 04/02/2025

The SEC plans to issue new regulations to facilitate the issuance of electronic securities and online trading of tokenised debt securities

Stablecoins

Thailand to Pilot THB-Pegged Stablecoin in Regulatory Sandbox

By Nithya Subramanian | 03/02/2025

The stablecoin will be backed by THB 10 billion in government bonds to ensure price stability and prevent currency market fluctuations

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Hong Kong Court Order “Successfully Executed” on Tron Blockchain

By Editors | 31/01/2025

The use of tokenised legal notices opens up an avenue to recover lost funds even when the identity of those controlling crypto wallets are unknown