Digital Assets

Custody & Infrastructure

AUSTRAC, Home Affairs Dept Highlight Benefits of Blockchain

By Editors | 18/02/2020

The Department of Home Affairs and AUSTRAC say blockchain has the potential to significantly reduce compliance costs and the regulatory burden imposed on reporting entities.

Custody & Infrastructure

Australia Blockchain Roadmap Receives Mixed Response

By Editors | 15/02/2020

FinTech Australia chair Alan Tsen says the roadmap is disappointing, lacks vision and focuses on use cases that “felt like they’ve been written by a consulting firm space”.

Cybersecurity

DTCC Calls For Coordinated Effort on DLT Security Framework

By Editors | 14/02/2020

DTCC is calling for a cross-sectoral, coordinated strategy around the development of a principles-based framework to identify and address DLT-specific security risks.

Cryptocurrency

IOSCO Offers Guidance on Regulating Crypto-asset Trading Platforms

By Editors | 14/02/2020

The report provides a toolkit of possible measures for key considerations relevant to authorities for regulating crypto-asset trading platforms.

CBDCs

More Japanese Lawmakers Push for ‘Digital Yen’

By Editors | 13/02/2020

Former Ministry of Finance official Kozo Yamamoto says proposals are being drafted to make a digital yen a reality within two to three years.

CBDCs

Federal Reserve Explores Feasibility of US Dollar CBDC

By Editors | 11/02/2020

The Fed is exploring policy and design issues, legal considerations, and financial stability and resilience implications, governor Lael Brainard says.

Tokenisation

MAS Sandbox Graduate ‘iSTOX’ Approved for Full Launch

By Editors | 04/02/2020

The iSTOX platform connects buyers and sellers of digitised securities denominated in fiat currencies, catering to institutional and accredited investors in Singapore.

CBDCs

Cambodia to Launch CBDC-based Payment System

By Editors | 03/02/2020

The new payment system expected to launch in the coming months has the support of 11 banks so far, and will operate using a quasi-CBDC known as ‘Bakong’.

Trading & Investment

IOSCO Highlights Debt Market Concerns in Annual Work Programme

By Editors | 31/01/2020

The 2020 work programme provides an update on five existing priorities and an overview of planned work on a new priority – corporate debt and leveraged loans.