Digital Assets

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Montenegro Court Halts Extradition of Terra’s Do Kwon to US

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2024

    Do Kwon’s case will be retried because of procedural issues over who between the US and South Korea was first to request his extradition.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australia: NASC Warns of Deepfake Celebs Promoting Scams

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2024

    Fake news articles and deepfake videos are being used to convince people to make online investments that turn out to be scams.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BRICS Nations to Create Blockchain-based Payment System

    By Editors | 05/03/2024

    The move aimed at increasing the role of the BRICS in the international monetary system and reducing reliance on US dollars.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Deutsche Börse Launches Institutional Crypto Trading Platform

    By Editors | 05/03/2024

    Trading on the Deutsche Börse Digital Exchange will initially take place on an RfQ basis, followed by multilateral trading.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Vietnam to Develop Legal Framework for Crypto by 2025

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/03/2024

    The government has directed the Ministry of Finance to develop a legal framework for banning or regulating virtual assets.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Taiwan to Propose Draft Crypto BIll in September

    By Mark Johnston | 05/03/2024

    The bill aims to create comprehensive regulations for the crypto industry, improve investor protections, and address risks to the traditional financial system.

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    Payments & Settlements

    BIS Explores Design Features of Fast Payment Systems

    By Editors | 05/03/2024

    New BIS article outlines the main design features of fast payment systems that may foster adoption, such as allowing non-bank participation.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Australia: CBA Users Critical of Limits on Crypto-related Transfers

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/03/2024

    The A$10,000 monthly limit is intended to keep customers safe from fraud and scams, the bank said.

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    Cryptocurrency

    Cayman Islands Launches Crypto Consultation Using GitHub

    By Nithya Subramanian | 05/03/2024

    Software coding collaboration platform GitHub is being used for the first time to collate public feedback on the draft legislation.

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    CBDCs

    UDPN Launches “All-in-One” Digital Currency Sandbox

    By Editors | 05/03/2024

    The sandbox contains technologies for CBDC, tokenised deposits, stablecoins, purpose-bound money, and security and bond tokenisation systems.

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