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Swift to Pilot Digital Asset and Currency Transactions in 2025
7.10.2024
Swift will begin live trials for digital asset and currency transactions in 2025, engaging banks across North America, Europe, and Asia in a major step toward real-world applications. By leveraging its existing network, Swift aims to merge digital and traditional assets, addressing the challenges...
Will Satoshi be revealed? Banks to join SWIFT digital asset trials and more: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 29 – Oct. 4
6.10.2024
HBO’s Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery, Banks to join SWIFT digital asset trials in 2025: Hodlers Digest
Institutional Investors Predict Surge in Digital Asset Fund Launches, Research Finds
5.10.2024
Institutional investors and wealth managers anticipate a sharp increase in digital asset fund launches, with 70% of those surveyed expecting a rise over the next 12 months, according to new research by Nickel Digital Asset Management. 92% of respondents also foresee traditional financial...
Emerging trend could see Solana ‘seriously challenge’ Ethereum: Sygnum
4.10.2024
Solana still has serious ground to cover, but if major financial institutions start showing a preference for Solana, things could change
Visa launches tokenized asset platform for digital asset management
3.10.2024
Visa announced its tokenized asset platform for issuing and managing digital assets, which includes stablecoins and CBDCs, to meet growing demand in the blockchain space
Banks to join SWIFT digital asset trials in 2025
3.10.2024
SWIFT said it is uniquely positioned to interlink the fragmented digital asset landscape with its upcoming digital currency trials in 2025
Taiwan’s Regulator Allows Professional Investors to Access Digital Asset ETFs
3.10.2024
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) has allowed professional investors to venture into foreign virtual asset exchange-traded funds (ETFs) via sub-brokerage. By allowing more diverse investment channels, the FSC aims to boost local brokerage operations while carefully managing...
Bitwise Seeks SEC Approval to Launch Spot XRP ETF
3.10.2024
Asset management firm Bitwise is seeking approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch a spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF), offering investors direct exposure to XRP through traditional brokerage accounts. “XRP has been an enduring crypto asset that many...
Digital Asset’s Canton Network tokenizes gold, Eurobonds, gilts
2.10.2024
After a successful US Treasurys project, Digital Asset has turned its attention to collateralizing more bonds and gold
Kasikornbank to Launch Thailand’s First Licensed Digital Asset Custodian
2.10.2024
Kasikornbank Financial Conglomerate, a Thai banking giant, has said it plans to launch the country’s first licensed digital asset custodian. The service, called Orbix Custodian, is licensed by the Finance Ministry and supervised by the securities regulator. Kasikornbank is currently testing...
Tokenization Allows More Efficient Collateral Transfers, Digital Asset, Euroclear and World Gold Council Found in Pilot Project
2.10.2024
Aussie Bank Joins MAS’ Digital Asset Interoperability Project
2.10.2024
The Australian financial institution ANZ Bank has joined Project Guardian, a Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) initiative exploring the digitization of financial markets. In partnership with Chainlink Labs and ADDX, ANZ will investigate the interoperability of private blockchains for exchanging...
Coinshares: Inflows Into Digital Asset Products Reach $1.2 Billion
30.9.2024
Coinshares, through its lead research analyst James Butterfill, has reported a third consecutive week of inflows into digital asset investment products. Total inflows amounted to $1.2 billion, reflecting a reaction to continued expectations of dovish U.S. monetary policy. Bitcoin Drives $1 Billion...
Kasikornbank launches first licensed Thai digital asset custodian
30.9.2024
The new custody service will be just the latest in the bank's new digital asset and AI activities
FTX creditors to receive only ‘10–25% of their crypto back,’ CZ walks free: Law Decoded
30.9.2024
Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks
Digital-Asset Manager Kin Launches $100M Tokenized Real Estate Fund on Chintai Network
30.9.2024
Fund tokenization is one of the frontiers of bringing real-world assets to blockchain rails in pursuit of greater efficiency, lower costs and faster settlements
Taiwan FSC approves foreign crypto ETFs for professional investors
30.9.2024
Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks
Taiwan opens digital asset ETF market to professional investors
30.9.2024
Taiwan’s FSC opens investment channels for professional investors, allowing access to high-risk foreign digital asset ETFs while maintaining a cautious stance on market risks
Digital Asset Platforms Lose a Record $2.1B in 2024, Mostly Due to Hacks
30.9.2024
A Cyvers report reveals that centralized and decentralized digital asset platforms suffered $2.114 billion in losses in the first nine months of 2024, surpassing 2023’s total. Hacks and breaches account for the majority of these losses, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures....
CFTC Sues Over $3.6M Digital Asset Fraud Targeting Asian Americans
29.9.2024
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has initiated legal action against a fake trading platform and its associates for defrauding investors out of $3.6 million. The scheme, which targeted Asian Americans, involved soliciting funds in fiat and digital assets, with false promises...