All posts tagged "Digital Assets"
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85AML / KYCSEC Thailand Allows Crypto Exchange Bitkub to Resume Services
Bitkub has been allowed to resume accepting new clients. A warning was issued against Binance. Huobi was ordered to suspend services.
April 12, 2021 -
122Fintech / RegtechBNM to Explore Benefits of CBDC Issuance Through PoCs
BNM does not have any immediate plans to issue a CBDC but will actively assess the potential value proposition of digital currencies.
April 7, 2021 -
249EnforcementCFTC Penalises Coinbase for False Reporting, Wash Trading
The settlement requires Coinbase to pay $6.5mn, and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act or CFTC regulations.
March 24, 2021 -
163Asia-PacificBSP, PDAX to Cooperate on Crypto-and-Fintech Regulatory Sandbox
A crypto-and-fintech regulatory sandbox will boost innovation and technological advancement in financial services, while also increasing public participation in these markets.
March 24, 2021 -
208Australia & NZAustralia to Expand Scope, Length of Fintech Select Committee
The FinTech Select Committee's mandate has been extended from an April deadline to October 2021. A report on its work programme is expected in April.
March 19, 2021 -
284Asia-Pacific
Thailand SEC to Enhance Protections for Digital Asset Investors
The SEC is consulting new qualifications for retail investors in digital assets, and requiring digital asset fund managers and investment advisors to be licensed.
March 1, 2021 -
137Asia-Pacific
SEC Thailand Targets Recovery Objective in New Strategic Plan
The plan includes a 'recovery and strengthening' objective, and measures to support the use of liquidity enhancement tools for businesses affected by Covid-19.
February 17, 2021 -
191Asia-Pacific
SEC Thailand Orders Crypto Exchange to Suspend Client Onboarding
Bitkub needs to address five major issues before it can resume onboarding new clients, after high volume trading disrupted its systems in January.
February 8, 2021 -
248AML / KYC
Thailand to Introduce Rules for Digital Asset Wallet Providers
The SEC is concerned that digital asset wallets and custodian services could be used for drug offences and money laundering.
February 3, 2021 -
277Fintech / RegtechRipple Files Response to US SEC Defending XRP as Virtual Currency
The response notes that the DOJ, FinCEN and regulators in the UK, Singapore and Japan have all concluded that XRP is a virtual currency not subject to securities regulation.
February 1, 2021
