Latest Cryptocurrency News: Finextra Research

China opens CBDC industrial park

China has opened a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) focused industrial park in the Luohu district of Shenzhen on October 11.

13 October 2023

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JPMorgan moves to commercialise blockchain with Tokenized Collateral Network

JPMorgan Chase has transformed money market fund shares into tokens to execute an over-the-counter derivatives trade between BlackRock and Barclays Bank using blockchain technology.

11 October 2023

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Untangled Finance raises $13.5m to bring institutional grade private credit on-chain

UK fintech Untangled Finance has raised $13,5 million for it platform to bring institutional-grade credit with a built-in liquidation mechanism on-chain.

11 October 2023

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Spanish banks road test 'digital euro' on existing payment infrastructures

After year-long tests, the Spanish banking sector has made a case for the re-use of existing payments infrastructures for the introduction of a digital euro

10 October 2023

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FCA issues 146 alerts to non-compliant firms on first day of crypto asset promotion regime

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has issued 146 alerts about crypto assets promotions on the first day that new rules came into force governing the marketing of crypto investments.

09 October 2023

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Komainu scores FCA crypto registration

Komainu, a digital asset custodian joint venture between Nomura, CoinShares, and Ledger, has secured crypto registration from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority.

09 October 2023

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WFE's regulatory affairs head on the risks of unregulated crypto-trading platforms

“Using the term exchange can be misleading if you’re not doing these things,” said Richard Metcalfe, head of regulatory affairs at the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) when speaking to Finextra after laying out their six recommendations for regulators and crypto trading platforms.

29 September 2023

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Zumo first to conform to FCA’s tech-based crypto promotion rules

Zumo has become the first digital asset platform to integrate tech-based requirements of the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA’s) new financial promotions regime for cryptoasset firms.

29 September 2023

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Ripple pulls pin on Fortress Trust acquisition

Ripple will no longer acquire chartered trust company Fortress Trust.

29 September 2023

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EU tenders for project to assess the environmental impact of crypto-assets

The European Commission's financial services directorate has put out to tender for a model-based approach to mitigating the environmental impact of crypto-assets.

28 September 2023

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BIS applies DeFi principles to cross-border wCBDC tests

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland have successfully tested the cross-border trading and settlement of wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) between financial institutions, using new decentralised finance (DeFi) technology concepts on a public blockchain.

28 September 2023

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BIS chief calls on countries to modernise legal frameworks to support CBDCs

BIS general manager Agustin Carstens has called on countries to modernise their existing legal frameworks in a way that ensures legitimacy, privacy, integrity and choice for central bank digital currencies.

27 September 2023

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