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CBDCs
Thailand: BOT Sets Out Next Steps to Pilot Retail CBDC
By Editors | 08/08/2022
The next phase of retail CBDC testing will involve Bank of Ayudhya, Siam Commercial Bank, payments provider 2C2P, and technology from Giesecke+Devrient.
Cryptocurrency
BlackRock, Coinbase Partner on Crypto Trading Services
By Editors | 08/08/2022
Connectivity will be established between BlackRock’s investment management platform Aladdin and Coinbase’s integrated trading platform Coinbase Prime.
Cryptocurrency
US Court Allows Voyager Digital to Return Cash to Customers
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Regulators have separately ordered the crypto brokerage to “immediately remove” false statements it made that suggested it was FDIC-insured.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Investigating Kraken for Alleged Sanctions Violations
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Kraken is suspected of allowing Iranian users to utilise Kraken’s services, in violation of federal sanctions.
Cryptocurrency
SEC Thailand Grants New Licences to Four Crypto Firms
By Editors | 07/08/2022
The approvals come as the SEC continues to investigate Zipmex, which operates in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Cryptocurrency
CME to Launch Euro-denominated Crypto Futures
By Editors | 05/08/2022
The new EUR-denominated contracts will provide more precise tools to trade and hedge exposure to Bitcoin and Ether, said CME’s Tim McCourt.
Cryptocurrency
Senate Bill Would Grant CFTC Authority Over Bitcoin, Ether
By Manesh Samtani | 05/08/2022
The bill would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to include a new commodity category called “digital commodities” that includes Bitcoin and Ether.
Payments & Settlements
ECB Analyses Options for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
Bitcoin and stablecoins are “unlikely” to be the “holy grail” of cross-border payments. Interlinked domestic payment systems and interoperable CBDCs show the most promise.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
US SEC Charges 11 Over Crypto Pyramid and Ponzi Scheme
By Editors | 04/08/2022
Forsage investors earned profits by recruiting others into the scheme, which used assets from new investors to pay earlier investors.
Cryptocurrency
Laying the Groundwork for Digital Assets to Take Flight in Korea
By Susan Friedman | 04/08/2022
South Korea has an opportunity to bolster innovation in digital assets as it develops new regulations for the sector, say Ripple’s Susan Friedman and Rahul Advani.
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