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Capital / Liquidity
Thai SEC Passes Resolution to Revoke Zipmex Crypto Licence
By Editors | 23/02/2024
The SEC says Zipmex’s business licence needs to be revoked to prevent further harm to clients’ interests, after the company failed to resolve deficiencies by another deadline.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Fed Researchers Explore Governance of Permissionless Blockchains
By Mark Johnston | 23/02/2024
New paper explores the stakeholders, governance models, and hard fork patterns of the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks.
Crypto / Digital Assets
The Future of Securities Tokenisation and Crypto Regulation
By Hannah Cassidy | 22/02/2024
With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UK Seeking to Introduce Stablecoin, Staking Rules Within Six Months
By Mark Johnston | 21/02/2024
The UK government is “pushing very hard” to enact the new rules as soon as possible, Economic Secretary Bim Afolami said.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Cybercrime Group LockBit Has Been Dismantled
By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2024
Law enforcement from ten countries have disrupted the criminal operation of the LockBit ransomware group.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HKMA Sets Standards for Digital Asset Custodial Services
By Manesh Samtani | 21/02/2024
HKMA circular sets out expectations standards for banks that wish to provide digital asset custodial services to clients.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HKMA Sets Out Expectations on Tokenised Product Offerings
By Manesh Samtani | 20/02/2024
HKMA circular sets out expectations for the sale and distribution of tokenised products in respect of due diligence, disclosure and risk management.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan: Cabinet Approves Bill to Allow VC Investment in Crypto
By Editors | 20/02/2024
The move is expected to enable VC firms to engage in projects that exclusively deal with crypto issuance, such as Web3 startups.
Enforcement
AFP Officer Charged with Stealing Bitcoin from Drug Bust
By Mark Johnston | 17/02/2024
The 2019 theft was discovered in 2021, when police implemented new tracing tools and tracked the crypto to Binance.
Crypto / Digital Assets
More Clarity in Rules Key to Tokenisation of VCCs
By Nithya Subramanian | 15/02/2024
Tokenising VCCs provides the opportunity to drive greater operational cost efficiencies across the fund lifecycle and explore new business models.
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