Tokenisation

DeFi & Web3

DeFi Unlikely to Be Used for Real-world Assets: BIS Paper

By Manesh Samtani | 10/09/2023

BIS paper examines the problems associated with oracles, which collect and disseminate data for use in DeFi smart contracts.

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LSEG to Push Forward Plans to Develop Digital Markets Business

By Editors | 05/09/2023

LSEG has been exploring a possible blockchain-powered trading venue for about a year and has now reached an “inflection point”.

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Swift Publishes Findings from Tokenisation Experiments

By Editors | 04/09/2023

Swift says its existing infrastructure can provide a single point of entry for FIs to move tokenised assets across blockchains.

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US SEC Settles First NFT-related Enforcement Action

By Manesh Samtani | 29/08/2023

The SEC says NFTs offered and sold to investors by Impact Theory were investment contracts and therefore unregistered securities.

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HKMA to Explore Regulatory Changes to Promote Bond Tokenisation

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/08/2023

The report suggests new requirements could be introduced for DLT platforms, covering areas from KYC and AML compliance to BCPs and cyber risk assessments.

CBDCs

RBA Completes CBDC Research Project, Issues Findings

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/08/2023

The project highlighted areas where a CBDC could enhance the payments system, but also raised a number of legal and regulatory issues.

Trading & Investment

FSC Korea Outlines Policy Initiatives Planned for H2

By Editors | 20/08/2023

The initiatives focus on restoring investor trust, strengthening capital market structure, and ensuring financial stability.

Tokenisation

MUFG, NTT Data Announce Partnership on Digital Corporate Bonds

By Editors | 14/08/2023

NTT Data will connect its corporate bond issuance infrastructure directly to MUFG’s Progmat platform for issuing security tokens.

Cryptocurrency

SFC Grants ‘Approval In-Principle’ to HKVAX for Virtual Asset Trading

By Editors | 14/08/2023

Hong Kong’s SFC grants “in-principle” approval to HKVAX, the first given since the VATP licences granted to HashKey and OSL earlier this month.