Digital Assets

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    Cryptocurrency

    Futu Launches Crypto Services for Hong Kong Retail Investors

    By Editors | 03/08/2024

    Futu Securities International is the first online broker in Hong Kong to offer crypto trading services to retail investors.

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    Cloud & Infrastructure

    BigTech Integration in Finance Poses Challenges: RBI Report

    By Ajoy K Das | 03/08/2024

    RBI report discusses BigTech in financial services, financial sector digitalisation, international payments initiatives and India’s CBDC.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Montenegro Confirms Decision to Extradite Do Kwon to Korea

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2024

    The decision, which is legally binding, comes after 16 months of extradition proceedings involving competing requests from the US and South Korea.

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    Cryptocurrency

    ESMA Addresses Risk of MiCA Breaches by Global Crypto Firms

    By Nithya Subramanian | 02/08/2024

    ESMA issued an Opinion to help crypto firms avoid breaching MiCA regulations when doing business via overseas partners.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Russia Advances Bill to Enable Cross-border Payments in Crypto

    By Editors | 01/08/2024

    The law is expected to take effect on 1 September, formally allowing the use of crypto in payments for international trade transactions.

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    Stablecoins

    BIS Develops Prototype Monitoring Platform for Stablecoins

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/08/2024

    The Pyxtrial platform provides near real time data about stablecoins’ balance sheets, enabling a more efficient and responsive monitoring process for supervisors.

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    Cryptocurrency

    US Lawmaker Proposes to Create Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

    By Editors | 31/07/2024

    A Hong Kong lawmaker said including Bitcoin in the city’s strategic financial reserves is something that should be considered.

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    Stablecoins

    Stablecoins Weaken Liquidity Ratios of Banks: ECB Paper

    By Editors | 31/07/2024

    Banks that issue their own stablecoins or collect deposits from stablecoin issuers would see their liquidity ratios decline.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US Authorities Charge Founder of Crypto Firm BitClout

    By Editors | 31/07/2024

    Nader Al-Naji faces civil and criminal charges for allegedly lying to investors and misappropriating investments for personal expenses and gifts.

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    Cryptocurrency

    India to Issue Policy Paper on Crypto ‘Before September’

    By Ajoy K Das | 30/07/2024

    The paper will include proposals on the scope of cryptocurrency regulations, based on the IMF-FSB roadmap adopted by the G20 last year.

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