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Cybersecurity
HKCERT Warns of Information Security Risks in 2022
By Editors | 18/02/2022
NFT and metaverse-related risks, and crypto account hacks and thefts, were cited as top information security risks for the first time.
Anti-Money Laundering
18 Crypto Exchanges Jointly Launch Travel Rule Solution
By Editors | 18/02/2022
The firms include BitGo, bitFlyer, Bittrex, BlockFi, Circle, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Gemini, Kraken, and Robinhood, among others.
Cryptocurrency
FSB Updates G20 on 2022 Priorities, Including Work on Crypto-assets
By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2022
The FSB has started to examine regulatory and supervisory issues and approaches to address risks stemming from unbacked crypto-assets.
Tokenisation
NFTs Are Not Suitable for Retail Investors, MAS Chairman Warns
By Manesh Samtani | 17/02/2022
MAS chairman Tharman Shanmugaratnam said NFTs could be regulated only if they are used to represent capital markets products.
Cryptocurrency
Crypto-related Financial Stability Risks are Increasing: FSB
By Manesh Samtani | 16/02/2022
Crypto-related financial stability risks could “rapidly escalate”, underscoring the need for “timely and pre-emptive” evaluation of possible policy responses.
Cryptocurrency
Thai SEC Proposes New Rules on Crypto-related Advertising
By Manesh Samtani | 15/02/2022
Advertisements related to cryptocurrencies in public areas will be prohibited, but advertising of services “can still be carried out normally”.
CBDCs
IMF Paper Offers Insights from Six CBDC Pioneer Projects
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/02/2022
A new IMF paper offers lessons on CBDCs drawn from ongoing projects in China, the Bahamas, Sweden, Uruguay, Canada and the ECCU.
Cryptocurrency
DBS to Offer Retail Crypto Trading by Year End
By Mark Johnston | 15/02/2022
DBS plans to make access to its institutional trading desk for digital assets more convenient and to launch retail services by year-end.
Anti-Money Laundering
MAS Tables Bill to Obtain Enhanced Regulatory Powers
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 15/02/2022
The Financial Services and Markets Bill will give MAS enhanced regulatory powers to address misconduct, crypto asset and technology risks.
Sustainable Finance
JPX Commences Research On ‘Digitally Tracked Green Bonds’
By Editors | 14/02/2022
JPX plans to issue the bond to help it achieve carbon neutrality, while at the same time enabling investors to track its progress over time.
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