Digital Assets

Cryptocurrency

Crypto Regulation is an Opportunity for Industry: Ding Chen, Bullish

By Editors | 13/04/2023

Ding Chen at digital asset exchange Bullish says increasing regulation presents an opportunity for crypto firms to gain a competitive advantage.

Cryptocurrency

FTX Has Recovered Over $7.3b in Cash & Liquid Crypto

By Editors | 13/04/2023

FTX attorney Andy Dietderich reportedly said the situation has stabilised and “the dumpster fire is out”.

DeFi & Web3

Hong Kong Doubles Down on Pledge to Develop Web3

By Editors | 13/04/2023

Financial Secretary Paul Chan said crypto market volatility provides an opportunity for Web3 development. SFC official said DeFi platforms require licensing.

Stablecoins

BIS Bulletin Examines Stablecoins and Tokenised Deposits

By Mark Johnston | 12/04/2023

A new BIS bulletin says private tokenised money should be configured appropriately to ensure “singleness of money”.

Anti-Money Laundering

EU-Funded Report Explores Crypto Use in Darknet Markets

By Mark Johnston | 12/04/2023

Law enforcement needs training, resources, technology and cooperation to effectively investigate darknet markets, which grew 469-fold between 2011 and 2020.

Custody & Infrastructure

New FTX Report Reveals Extent of Control Failures

By Manesh Samtani | 11/04/2023

FTX stored private keys in plain text documents without encryption on an FTX group server that was accessible by staff.

Tokenisation

SEB, Crédit Agricole Launch Digital Bond Issuance Platform

By Editors | 11/04/2023

The platform uses a blockchain validation protocol called “Proof of Climate awaReness”, which incentivises participating nodes to improve their environmental impact.

Anti-Bribery & Corruption

Korea Arrests More Coinone Employees Over Bribery Allegations

By Editors | 11/04/2023

The employees are accused of engaging in bribery conduct to list digital assets on Coinone’s platform.

Cryptocurrency

OKX’s Ben Bowden Discusses Regulatory Response to FTX Fallout

By Editors | 10/04/2023

Ben Bowden, Global Head of Compliance at OKX, discusses the fallout from FTX, crypto regulatory approaches, and the role of proof of reserves.