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FSB Publishes International Regulation of Crypto-Asset Activites
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published "International Regulation of Crypto-asset Activities: A proposed framework – questions for consultation" -...
OECD Publishes Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) just published a Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and Amendments to the Common...
SWIFT Publishes a Study on Central Bank Digital Currency Network
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), a messaging network that fosters functional communication amongst banks has unveiled...
EU Passes MiCA
The European Council passes Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), EU’s comprehensive crypto regulation. The landmark regulation passed in the European...
ESMA Report – Crypto-Assets and Their Risks for Financial Stability
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has just published a report on the perceived risks to financial stability...
FSOC publishes Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation
The Financial Stability Oversight Council today released its Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation. The Council...
Hong Kong About to Start Trials of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) stated on Tuesday that it plans to start trials of its central bank...
U.S. Treasury Releases Three Reports on Digital Assets
On September 16th, the U.S. Treasury Department released three reports pursuant to President Biden’s Executive Order (EO) on digital...
MAS Launches Financial Services Industry Transformation Map 2025
Mr Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minster for Finance, and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Deputy Chairman, launched...
Treasury will warn White House that crypto needs major regulations
The US Treasury is expected to release four reports this months in which it will outline various economic risks...
Australian Federal Police (AFP) Establishes a New Crypto AML Unit
The Australian Federal Police has set up a new cryptocurrency unit to target money laundering as more criminals seek...
New UK Crypto Rules for Sanctions
UK Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation updated its sanctions guidance on 30 August to explicitly include “cryptoassets” among...
Fed Research Publishes Two Papers
The US Federal Reserve just published a pair of papers last week exploring two topics related to crypto: "The...
SEC & CFTC Propose Amendments for Hedge Fund Crypto Reporting
US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have jointly proposed an amendment to...
Google Invests $1.5bn in Crypto Companies
Google’s parent company Alphabet invested more than any other firm in crypto companies according to the new research by...