Digital Assets

    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.”

    CBDCs

    RBI Launches Pilot to Test CBDC with Consumers, Merchants

    By Editors | 02/12/2022

    The participating banks are State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, IDFC First Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Korean Prosecutors Seek More Terra-related Arrest Warrants

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    New arrest warrants are sought for co-founder Daniel Shin, as well as Terraform Labs investors and engineers.

    Cryptocurrency

    MAS Grants MetaComp Licence to Offer DPT Services in Singapore

    By Editors | 01/12/2022

    MetaComp, a unit of MetaVerse Green Exchange, is now able to offer regulated digital payment token services in Singapore.

    Cryptocurrency

    Singapore Deputy PM Defends Temasek Over FTX Loss

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/12/2022

    The FTX loss is disappointing, but it does not imply that the governance system is not working, deputy PM Lawrence Wong said.

    Payments & Settlements

    More Than 500 Banks Have Now Adopted ‘Swift Go’

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    Swift outlines progress made in 2022 toward the G20’s goals for enhancing cross-border payments, including through CBDC experimentation.

    Cryptocurrency

    Lawmakers Propose Bill to Prevent FTX-Style Collapse in Korea

    By Editors | 30/11/2022

    The bill, if passed, will require crypto exchanges to segregate users’ assets, buy insurance against hacking, and compensate users for unexpected withdrawal halts.

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