Digital Assets

    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.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    Philippine Banks Directed to Monitor Gaming-related Transactions

    By Editors | 25/04/2022

    FIs are asked to bolster their CDD and file reports when suspicious transactions are observed involving play-to-earn games such as the recently-hacked Axie Infinity.

    Cryptocurrency

    European Crypto Firms Push Back Against Proposed Regulations

    By Editors | 24/04/2022

    Crypto firms say requiring them to disclose transaction details and wallet addresses will undermine the privacy and safety of digital asset owners.

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