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Crypto / Digital Assets
Thailand: BOT Sets Out Next Steps to Pilot Retail CBDC
By Editors | 08/08/2022
The next phase of retail CBDC testing will involve Bank of Ayudhya, Siam Commercial Bank, payments provider 2C2P, and technology from Giesecke+Devrient.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BlackRock, Coinbase Partner on Crypto Trading Services
By Editors | 08/08/2022
Connectivity will be established between BlackRock’s investment management platform Aladdin and Coinbase’s integrated trading platform Coinbase Prime.
Crypto / Digital Assets
US Court Allows Voyager Digital to Return Cash to Customers
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Regulators have separately ordered the crypto brokerage to “immediately remove” false statements it made that suggested it was FDIC-insured.
Enforcement
OFAC Investigating Kraken for Alleged Sanctions Violations
By Editors | 07/08/2022
Kraken is suspected of allowing Iranian users to utilise Kraken’s services, in violation of federal sanctions.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SEC Thailand Grants New Licences to Four Crypto Firms
By Editors | 07/08/2022
The approvals come as the SEC continues to investigate Zipmex, which operates in Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and Australia.
Crypto / Digital Assets
CME to Launch Euro-denominated Crypto Futures
By Editors | 05/08/2022
The new EUR-denominated contracts will provide more precise tools to trade and hedge exposure to Bitcoin and Ether, said CME’s Tim McCourt.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Senate Bill Would Grant CFTC Authority Over Bitcoin, Ether
By Manesh Samtani | 05/08/2022
The bill would amend the Commodity Exchange Act to include a new commodity category called “digital commodities” that includes Bitcoin and Ether.
Crypto / Digital Assets
FCA Finalises Advertising Rules for High-risk Financial Products
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
Rules for cryptoasset promotions will be published after new legislation confirms how crypto will be brought into the FCA’s remit.
AML / KYC
ECB Analyses Options for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
By Manesh Samtani | 04/08/2022
Bitcoin and stablecoins are “unlikely” to be the “holy grail” of cross-border payments. Interlinked domestic payment systems and interoperable CBDCs show the most promise.
AML / KYC
New York State Regulator Penalises Robinhood Crypto Unit
By Editors | 04/08/2022
Robinhood Crypto had inadequate staffing of its AML programme, transaction monitoring deficiencies, and noncompliant cybersecurity policies.
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