Digital Assets

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    Cryptocurrency

    NYDFS Sets Customer Service Standards for Crypto Firms

    By Editors | 31/05/2024

    New NYDFS guidance sets expectations for crypto firms regarding customer service, complaints response and resolution, and reporting.

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    Cryptocurrency

    NYSE to Launch Cash-settled Bitcoin Index Options

    By Editors | 31/05/2024

    The options contracts will track the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index and are subject to regulatory approval.

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    Payments & Settlements

    India to Bring UPI to 20 Countries by 2029: RBI

    By Ajoy K Das | 31/05/2024

    India is exploring FPS and multilateral inter-linkages with countries in the EU and South Asia, the RBI said in its annual report.

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    Cryptocurrency

    ‘Gemini Earn’ Investors Secure Return of $2b in Crypto Assets

    By Editors | 30/05/2024

    Investors are receiving their digital assets “in kind”, meaning they benefit from crypto price increases since withdrawals were halted in January 2023.

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    Tokenisation

    Major FMIs Offer Blueprint for Digital Asset Ecosystem

    By Editors | 30/05/2024

    DTCC, Clearstream And Euroclear seek to promote the adoption and acceptance of tokenisation and digital asset securities.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    US Treasury Publishes Illicit Finance Risk Assessment on NFTs

    By Editors | 30/05/2024

    NFTs are “highly susceptible” to use in fraud and scams, but “rarely” used for proliferation financing or terrorist financing.

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    Cryptocurrency

    SFC Warns of Impending Deadline Under VATP Regime

    By Editors | 29/05/2024

    The SFC will conduct on-site inspections in the coming months to ascertain compliance by the ‘deemed-to-be-licensed’ VATP applicants.

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    Stablecoins

    Nomura Announces New Project to Launch Stablecoins

    By Mark Johnston | 28/05/2024

    Nomura Holdings has announced a partnership with GMO Internet Group and Laser Digital Holdings to launch JPY and USD stablecoins.

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    CBDCs

    US House Passes Legislation to Block Fed-Issued CBDC

    By Mark Johnston | 28/05/2024

    The CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act aims to halt the Federal Reserve’s efforts towards developing a digital dollar.

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    Custody & Infrastructure

    Australian Digital Assets Reform: An Acquired Taste or Unique Approach?

    By Rahul Advani | 28/05/2024

    Some questions remain with Canberra’s uniquely Australian approach to digital asset reform, says Rahul Advani.

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