Digital Assets

    PEPs & Sanctions

    European Council Adopts Eighth Russia Sanctions Package

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    The package completely bans the provision of crypto wallets, accounts, or custody services to Russian nationals and entities, among other measures.

    Cryptocurrency

    Russia Seeks to Legalise Crypto Mining in Some Regions

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    The bill may be rejected by Russia’s parliament, because it does not specify tax procedures or requirements for data centres and mining operators.

    CBDCs

    SWIFT Publishes Results of CBDC, Tokenised Asset Experiments

    By Editors | 06/10/2022

    The experiments show SWIFT can enable central banks to connect their CBDC networks to all other payment systems in the world through a single gateway.

    Cryptocurrency

    European Council Approves Final MiCA Legislation

    By Manesh Samtani | 06/10/2022

    The next step before MiCA is formally adopted is for the European Parliament to vote on the proposal on Monday.

    DeFi & Web3

    CFTC Allowed to Serve Complaint to DAO Through Website

    By Editors | 05/10/2022

    The CFTC intends to hold any voting member of the Ooki DAO individually liable for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations.

    Stablecoins

    US Regulators Call for New Laws for Crypto, Stablecoins

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022

    FSOC report calls for legislation to establish stablecoin regulation, supervisory authority over crypto asset entities, and rulemaking authority over crypto-asset spot markets.

    Payments & Settlements

    Australian Regulators Propose Measures to Address De-Banking

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    A CFR policy paper provides four recommendations to address de‑banking of fintechs, crypto exchanges and remittance firms.

    Cryptocurrency

    US SEC Fines Celebrity Kim Kardashian for Promoting Crypto

    By Editors | 04/10/2022

    Kardashian failed to disclose the compensation she received to promote EMAX tokens on Instagram. The case is a warning to other celebrities and influencers.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    BCBS Cryptoasset Treatment Will Hinder Innovation: JBA

    By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2022

    Japan Bankers Association says the proposed infrastructure risk add-on will discourage banks from developing new DLT businesses.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    SWIFT, Chainlink Working on Blockchain Interoperability POC

    By Editors | 02/10/2022

    Chainlink’s open-source cross-chain interoperability protocol will enable SWIFT messages to instruct on-chain token transfers.

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