Digital Assets

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    CBDCs

    BIS Publishes Results of Latest CBDC, Crypto Survey

    By Editors | 17/06/2024

    Central banks are now more likely to issue a wholesale CBDC than a retail CBDC within the next six years.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BIS Innovation Hub to Explore RTGS to DLT Interoperability

    By Editors | 17/06/2024

    Project Meridian FX will explore interoperability between RTGS systems and new payments technologies like DLT.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Japan Regulator Issues Orders Against Crypto Firm CoinBest

    By Editors | 15/06/2024

    CoinBest’s IEO operations are suspended and the company is required to make improvements to its management, internal control and AML/CFT systems.

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    Cryptocurrency

    UPDATED – ASX to List First Bitcoin ETF, Joining Cboe Australia

    By Editors | 14/06/2024

    APAC CEO Arian Neiron said VanEck recognised bitcoin as an emerging asset class that “many advisers and investors want to access”.

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    CBDCs

    Ghana, MAS Complete Cross-border Trade PoC Using CBDC

    By Nithya Subramanian | 14/06/2024

    Project DESFT demonstrated that the eCedi can facilitate the participation of MSMEs in international trade.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Taiwan Crypto Industry Launches New “VASP Association”

    By Editors | 14/06/2024

    The VASP Association is charged with developing self-regulatory guidelines and best practices for the crypto industry.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Terraform, Do Kwon Agree $4.6b Settlement With US SEC

    By Editors | 13/06/2024

    The settlement comes after a New York jury in April found Terraform Labs and Do Kwon liable on civil fraud charges.

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    Tokenisation

    Benefits of Tokenisation Are “Overexaggerated”: WFE Paper

    By Nithya Subramanian | 13/06/2024

    The WFE says tokenisation work should continue, but that some of the benefits claimed are “overexaggerated”.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Expands Russia Sanctions Ahead of G7 Leaders Meeting

    By Manesh Samtani | 13/06/2024

    New sanctions target Russian financial infrastructure as well as entities in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Thailand Revokes Crypto Licence Due to Regulatory Failures

    By Nithya Subramanian | 12/06/2024

    The SEC said the Minister of Finance has agreed to revoke Zipmex’s digital asset business licence to prevent damage to customers.

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