Digital Assets

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    Tokenisation

    Hong Kong Exchange Lists First Digitally Native Notes

    By Editors | 29/09/2024

    The one-year HKD denominated digitally native notes were issued by HSBC, leveraging the HSBC Orion platform.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    Korea to Protect Investors from Crypto Exchange Failures

    By Manesh Samtani | 28/09/2024

    DAXA will establish a new foundation that will manage users’ assets when a crypto exchange fails and return them to investors.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Singapore Court Grants WazirX Four-Month Conditional Moratorium

    By Nithya Subramanian | 27/09/2024

    The moratorium allows WazirX four months to resolve customer losses from a $230mn hack the company suffered in July.

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    Cryptocurrency

    MAS Updates Consumer Protection Guidelines for Crypto Firms

    By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2024

    The updated guidelines reflect decisions set out by MAS in November 2023, focusing on consumer access, conflicts of interest and business conduct.

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    Cryptocurrency

    FSC Korea to Start Pushing 2nd Phase of Crypto Legislation

    By Editors | 26/09/2024

    The legislation will include measures to enable corporations and institutional investors to participate in the domestic crypto market.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    US Federal Court Jails Former FTX Exec Caroline Ellison

    By Nithya Subramanian | 26/09/2024

    Caroline Ellison was the former girlfriend and a key witness in the prosecution of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

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    Cryptocurrency

    ASIC Seeks to Require Crypto Firms to Obtain AFS Licence

    By Thisanka Siripala | 26/09/2024

    Commissioner Alan Kirkland said ASIC is seeking to bring crypto businesses into the existing financial regulatory framework.

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    Tokenisation

    Digital Asset, DTCC Complete Pilot Test on Tokenised US Treasuries

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/09/2024

    Digital Asset, DTCC and other industry project participants executed 100 transactions using tokenised US Treasuries as collateral.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Nasdaq Wins SEC Approval to List Options on Bitcoin ETF

    By Editors | 25/09/2024

    The options contracts on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF still need to be approved by the Options Clearing Corp and the CFTC before trading can begin.

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    CBDCs

    HKMA Commences Phase 2 of e-HKD Pilot Programme

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/09/2024

    Over 20 firms were selected to explore innovative use cases for e-HKD and tokenised deposits across three themes.

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