Digital Assets

    Tokenisation

    SET, UOB Join SGX, Temasek as Investors in ADDX

    By Editors | 25/05/2022

    SET’s move to invest in ADDX reflects a trend towards a “new capital market landscape that emphasises continuity between the public and private markets”.

    Custody & Infrastructure

    Sumitomo Mitsui Trust to Establish Crypto Custody Company

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/05/2022

    The new company will be a joint venture between Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank and hold digital assets for institutional investors.

    Cryptocurrency

    CME to Launch Crypto Reference Rates, Indices in Euro

    By Editors | 24/05/2022

    New non-tradable EUR-denominated reference rates and real-time indices for Bitcoin and Ether will be published starting 6 June.

    Capital Adequacy

    ISDA Analysis Shows Effectiveness of Crypto Hedging

    By Editors | 24/05/2022

    The analysis suggests that a less punitive capital framework should be considered for banks’ exposures to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

    Cryptocurrency

    Singapore Court Issues Injunction Preventing Sale of NFT

    By Editors | 23/05/2022

    The injunction is said to be the world’s first court-ordered freeze on the potential sale and ownership transfer of an NFT.

    Cryptocurrency

    G7 Urges FSB to Swiftly Develop Regulations for Crypto

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/05/2022

    FSB asked to “advance the swift development and implementation of consistent and comprehensive regulation of crypto-asset issuers and service providers”.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Crypto Firms Launch Scam Reporting Platform: Chainabuse

    By Editors | 22/05/2022

    Chainabuse is backed by TRM Labs, Solana Foundation, Circle, OpenSea, Binance, The Aave Companies, CIVIC, and Hedera.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Federal Court Declares Crypto Subject to Sanctions Laws

    By Mark Johnston | 20/05/2022

    A newly unsealed federal court opinion supports the DOJ’s first criminal prosecution involving the use of crypto for sanctions evasion.

    PEPs & Sanctions

    US Warns Against Inadvertent Hiring of DPRK IT Workers

    By Editors | 19/05/2022

    North Korean IT workers may try to obtain employment building crypto exchange platforms and then use the infrastructure to launder money and evade sanctions.

    Cryptocurrency

    SEBI Seeks to Ban Celebs from Promoting, Endorsing Crypto

    By Editors | 19/05/2022

    SEBI suggested to a parliamentary committee that prominent public figures be barred from promoting or endorsing crypto products.

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