Digital Assets

Tokenisation

Hong Kong Launches Live Pilot for Tokenised Deposits, Digital Assets

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/11/2025

HKMA's new EnsembleTX project will test real-value settlement with major banks and asset managers, outlining a path to central bank money.

Stablecoins

Japan Stablecoin Issuers Could Become Major JGB Buyers – Report

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/11/2025

The head of a new yen stablecoin issuer says digital asset firms could fill the void left by the BOJ's tapering in the JPY 1,055 trillion bond market.

Anti-Money Laundering

China's Capital Controls Fuelling Global Money Laundering Threat, RUSI Finds

By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2025

A new paper finds Chinese Money Laundering Organisations are a dominant global force, but concludes there is no public evidence of Chinese state direction.

CBDCs

BIS: Public Payment Systems Boost Welfare But Could Raise Merchant Fees

By Manesh Samtani | 14/11/2025

A new BIS paper finds public options like CBDCs can improve financial inclusion but may disintermediate banks and increase merchant fees.

Cryptocurrency

Taiwan to Study Inclusion of Bitcoin in Strategic Reserves

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/11/2025

The central bank to draft rules and pilot a treasury programme using seized assets, following calls to reduce reliance on the US dollar.

Anti-Money Laundering

UK Jails Chinese Fraud Mastermind Over Multi-Billion Bitcoin Laundering

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2025

The case involved one of Britain's largest-ever cryptocurrency seizures, stemming from a massive Ponzi scheme affecting 128,000 Chinese investors.

Tokenisation

DBS, JP Morgan to Develop Cross-border Tokenised Deposit Framework

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/11/2025

The collaboration aims to create an interoperability framework enabling real-time exchange and settlement of tokenised deposits across multiple blockchains.

Tokenisation

DBS, Franklin Templeton Launch Singapore’s First Tokenised Retail Fund

By Nithya Subramanian | 13/11/2025

The tokenised money market Fund utilises blockchain to lower entry thresholds and broaden investor access to high-quality assets.

Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

Korea to Share Rental Fraud Data, Bring Crypto Firms Under Credit Law

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/11/2025

The FSC says the proposed rules will allow sharing of malicious landlord data without their consent and formally classify virtual asset firms as credit information providers.