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News on regulatory considerations, market adoption, technical infrastructure and use cases for tokenising traditional assets like real estate, securities, and commodities on blockchain platforms.
Tokenisation
Chinese Investors to Gain Access to Digital Securities via ADDX
By Editors | 03/09/2021
Through the QDLP scheme, MAS-regulated ADDX will offer Chinese investors access to digital securities covering a broad range of asset types.
CBDCs
MAS Announces Finalists for Global CBDC Challenge
By Editors | 30/08/2021
The finalists include ANZ, Citibank, Consensys, HSBC, IBM, Soramitsu, Standard Chartered, among others. They will progress to an eight-week Acceleration Phase to further develop and refine their solutions.
Tokenisation
BIS, HKMA to Build Digital Infrastructure for Green Investment
By Manesh Samtani | 25/08/2021
BIS Innovation Hub, HKMA and private sector firms will tokenise green bonds to facilitate investment in and improve the transparency of green projects.
Cryptocurrency
DBS Vickers Receives ‘In-principle Approval’ to Provide DPT Services
By Editors | 12/08/2021
DBS Vickers is working through the necessary follow-ups with a view to meeting MAS’ requirements for a digital payment token services licence.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore’s CTX to Debut Cross-border Trading of China Carbon Credits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/07/2021
Cyberdyne Tech Exchange said its carbon neutrality tokens, or CNTs, would pave the way for carbon credits to be transferred across international borders.
Tokenisation
SFC Issues Warning on Unregulated Virtual Asset Platforms
By Editors | 18/07/2021
Soon after the SFC’s statement, Binance announced that stock tokens will no longer be available for purchase on its website.
Custody & Infrastructure
New Registry for Digital Token Identifiers Goes Live
By Editors | 01/07/2021
The launch of the new registry comes ahead of the scheduled publishing of the ISO standard in Q3 2021, to meet urgent industry and regulatory needs.
Custody & Infrastructure
Industry Cooperation is Key to Trade Finance Innovation
By Henry Roxas | 27/06/2021
R3’s Henry Roxas discusses the prevalence of paper-based methods in trade finance and the need for broader industry efforts to digitise practices.
Tokenisation
ASIFMA Spotlights Tokenised Securities in New Paper
By Manesh Samtani | 27/06/2021
The paper calls on regulators to issue more guidance on the classification of tokens and modernise paper-based requirements in securities markets.
Trading & Investment
MAS Authorises Sandbox Graduate HGX as Market Operator
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 25/06/2021
The HGX member-driven private securities exchange formed out of an alliance between Fundnel, PhillipCapital, PrimePartners and Zilliqa.
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