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Tokenisation
FSC Korea Issues New Rules for Fractional Investing Services
By Editors | 05/05/2022
The FSC will classify fractional investment products as securities on a case-by-case basis and require issuing firms to adopt investor protection measures.
Cryptocurrency
S. Korea Set to Delay Capital Gains Tax for Crypto
By Editors | 04/05/2022
President-elect Yoon Seok-yeol is planning to defer the tax to 2025 to allow time for the enactment of a new set of regulations designed to protect consumers.
Custody & Infrastructure
AIMA Publishes Institutional Investor Guide on Digital Asset Custody
By Editors | 04/05/2022
The guide was produced with contributions from Anchorage Digital, Barclays Investment Bank, Capco, Coinbase, Copper, Digivault, and Fidelity Digital Assets, among others.
Cybersecurity
India: CERT-In Includes Crypto Firms in New Directions
By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2022
The directions require crypto exchanges, custodians and wallet providers in India to retain KYC information for five years and report cyber incidents to CERT-In.
Cryptocurrency
Singapore: Revolut, Luno Get In-Principle Approval to Offer DPT Services
By Editors | 02/05/2022
MAS managing director Ravi Menon described the licensing process as necessarily stringent for Singapore to be a responsible global crypto hub.
Tokenisation
Hangzhou Court Delivers China’s First NFT-related Judgment
By Darien Choong | 01/05/2022
The court penalised an NFT marketplace for failing to subject an artwork to review and meet its obligations to protect against intellectual property theft.
Cryptocurrency
SFC Grants In-principle Approval to HashKey Crypto Platform
By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2022
HashKey’s platform will offer trading, brokerage and automated trading services for cryptocurrencies, virtual commodities, stablecoins and security tokens.
CBDCs
HKMA Consults on CBDC Policy and Design Choices
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/04/2022
The paper says e-HKD could bring could present challenges to Hong Kong’s currency and financial stability, as well as the city’s role as an international financial centre.
CBDCs
Philippine Central Bank to Pilot Test Wholesale CBDC
By Editors | 28/04/2022
Project CBDCPh will test the use of a wholesale CBDC for large-value financial transactions across a limited number of financial institutions.
CBDCs
BIS, Bank Indonesia Invite Firms to Solve CBDC Challenges
By Editors | 26/04/2022
Firms are invited to develop new solutions for issuing and distributing CBDCs, improve interoperability and advance financial inclusion.
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