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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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