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John Kiff

BIS to launch 'innovation hub' - Carstens - Central Banking - 0 views

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    The Bank for International Settlements is launching an "innovation hub" as part of a broader medium-term strategy.
John Kiff

SEC Staff to Hold Fintech Forum to Discuss Distributed Ledger Technology and Digital As... - 0 views

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    US Securities and Exchange Commission will host a public forum focusing on distributed ledger technology and digital assets on May 31. The forum is being organized by the agency's Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub).
John Kiff

Why Custodians Are Coming To Crypto - 0 views

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    This piece seeks to reconcile why custodians are needed in fiduciary transactions, noting they might be helpful for some investors but not necessary for everyone.
John Kiff

Malta's banks not as 'crypto friendly' as first thought » Brave New Coin - 0 views

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    Malta has become a leading hub for crypto startups, but many crypto businesses are struggling to open bank accounts, and new guidance from the IMF may make that process even more difficult.
John Kiff

Pwc Report Finds STOs "are Not Fundamentally Different From ICOs" - 0 views

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    PWC has published a report seeking to provide a strategic perspective on the ICO and STO sectors. The report finds that STOs are not fundamentally different from ICOs, estimating that their combined total raised almost $20 billion during 2018.
John Kiff

Cboe Puts Breaks on Bitcoin Futures Listing - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    Cboe Futures Exchange is putting its bitcoin futures market on hold, citing a need to review how it approaches the space.
John Kiff

Canada: Regulatory Bodies Call on Crypto Industry to Participate in Securities Law Review - 0 views

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    Two Canadian national securities bodies have issued a joint consultation paper to gather industry feedback about cryptocurrency token regulation. It aims to provide clarity for platforms, and greater market integrity and protection for investors.
John Kiff

Governor Antoine Addresses the ECCU Media on Launch of FinTech Pilot Project - 0 views

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    The ECCB CBDC pilot involves a digital version of the EC dollar (DXCD) distributed by licensed ECCU financial institutions. The DXCD will be used for transactions between consumers and merchants, between people, all using smart devices. IBM Hyperledger Fabric was selected as the blockchain platform.
John Kiff

DTCC: Security Tokens Should Be Made to Meet Existing Regulatory Rules - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    DTCC: If a Security Token Platform performs a substantially equivalent function as an existing market infrastructure, the same legal and other requirements applicable to that function should be the same.
John Kiff

Tether Transparency Statement Update on USD Peg - 0 views

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    Every Tether is always 100% backed by our reserves, which include traditional currency and cash equivalents and, from time to time, may include other assets and receivables from loans made by Tether to third parties, which may include affiliated entities (collectively, "reserves"). Every tether is also 1-to-1 pegged to the dollar, so 1 USD₮ is always valued by Tether at 1 USD.
John Kiff

Mexico's Central Bank Publishes 'Catch-22' Rules Impacting Crypto Exchanges - Bitcoin News - 0 views

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    The Bank of Mexico (Banxico), the country's central bank, published a circular in the Official Gazette of the Federation on Friday detailing crypto-related provisions for the regulation of financial technology institutions (ITFs).
John Kiff

Facebook may be looking to replicate a major feature from one of China's top apps - 0 views

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    Messaging has taken a different path in China. WeChat, which has over a billion users and is owned by Asia's largest technology firm by value, Tencent, is more than just a messaging app. It's what some analysts dub a "super-app" because it offers everything from mobile payments to the ability to book flights and even play games - all without leaving the app.
John Kiff

BCBS Statement on crypto-assets - 0 views

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    The past few years have seen a growth in crypto-assets. While the crypto-asset market remains small relative to that of the global financial system, and banks currently have very limited direct exposures, the Committee is of the view that the continued growth of crypto-asset trading platforms and new financial products related to crypto-assets has the potential to raise financial stability concerns and increase risks faced by banks.
John Kiff

London Derivatives Exchange adds digital assets to hybrid platform - The TRADE Crypto - 0 views

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    London Derivatives Exchange (LDX), formerly GMEX Exchange, has said it will launch security tokens and digital assets to its trading platform after spending two years developing a crypto trading solution.
John Kiff

SEC Chair Clayton Affirms Agency's Stance Ether Is No Longer a Security - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's head has seconded a colleague's analysis that one of the world's most-prominent cryptocurrencies likely does not qualify as a security.
John Kiff

Ripple Only Had One Real Client In 2017 - Trolly McTrollface's Blog - 0 views

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    Ripple Labs likes to boast about its growing network of clients - financial institutions that supposedly use xCurrent or xRapid. Ripple claims this network of clients, the RippleNet, counted over 100 members by the end of 2017.
John Kiff

Thoughts on JPM Coin - 0 views

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    JPM Coin has the potential to form the basis of a new interbank settlement network, with a bank-issued digital dollar that may become an alternative to central bank reserves for the settlement of interbank payments.
John Kiff

Bananas Don't Make A Good Stablecoin - 0 views

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    Bananas on the blockchain. What could possibly go wrong?
John Kiff

UK peer-to-peer lender put on regulator's watchlist - 0 views

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    The UK FCA has placed P2P lender Lendy under special supervision after becoming concerned about its ability to meet the standards required of regulated firms. Lendy, which allows retail investors to fund property development loans, was put on an FCA watchlist in January.
John Kiff

Swiss Stock Exchange SIX Will Tokenize Equity on R3's Corda Blockchain - CoinDesk - 0 views

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    SIX chose Corda Enterprise because the technology was designed for a highly regulated space, and the flourishing open-source Corda ecosystem.
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