Digital Assets

    Cryptocurrency

    NYDFS Sets Out Proposals to Charge Crypto Firms for Supervision

    By Editors | 08/12/2022

    The 22 crypto companies with a New York BitLicense will be subject to assessments to determine supervisory and examination costs.

    Cryptocurrency

    Taiwan Regulators to Expand Scope of Crypto Regulation

    By Editors | 08/12/2022

    In response to the FTX collapse, Taiwan’s FSC plans to introduce regulations requiring local crypto exchanges to segregate their customers’ assets.

    Trading & Investment

    Ex HKEX CEO to Launch Macau Exchange for Small Chinese Firms

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The exchange, Micro Connect, will provide global investors access to revenue shares from Chinese micro and small businesses.

    Cryptocurrency

    Three Firms Apply to Launch Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    Three fund managers have submitted applications to the SFC seeking approval to list ETFs in Hong Kong that invest in bitcoin and ether futures.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Japan Lawmakers Approve Revisions to Anti Financial Crime Laws

    By Editors | 07/12/2022

    The revisions will allow Japanese authorities to criminally punish crypto firms that do not comply with the Travel Rule.

    Cryptocurrency

    SEC Thailand to Tighten Conflict Management Rules for ICO Portals

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    Under the revised rules, ICO portals will also be allowed to outsource certain tasks to service providers, as long as they are not ‘core’ services.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption

    By Editors | 06/12/2022

    The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.

    CBDCs

    Bank Indonesia Outlines Plans to Commence CBDC Testing

    By Editors | 05/12/2022

    The first two phases will focus on experimentation with a wholesale CBDC. The third and final stage will involve end-to-end integration with a retail CBDC.

    Cryptocurrency

    FTX Japan to Allow Withdrawals Starting in January

    By Editors | 04/12/2022

    Under Japanese law, crypto businesses are required to keep users’ assets segregated, shielding FTX Japan from the bankruptcy proceedings in the US.

    CBDCs

    DTCC Publishes Findings from Experimental CBDC Work

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The prototype developed was able to connect two distinct asset networks to enable “secure, resilient, and efficient security settlement with CBDC.”

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