Fintech
Australia proposes crypto regulation reforms
Platform operators would need a licence and be subject to financial services laws
Cross-border CBDC challenging to deliver, officials warn
But digital currency could tackle “extremely high” remittance costs, says IMF’s Tobias Adrian
Fed watchdog says supervisors could have stopped Silvergate
Failed California bank should have required permission for switch into cryptocurrency
BIS Innovation Hub takes aim at cross-border compliance
Project Mandala will explore ‘compliance by design’ to boost efficiency of cross-border transactions
BIS project maps ‘vast and complex’ global crypto network
Project Atlas uses diverse data to allow central banks to track cross-border flows
Bank of Canada researchers claim breakthrough in credentialisation
System’s creators use a Merkle tree to create “secret-free and quantum-safe” method
BIS wraps up cross-border CBDC trial
Project Mariana explored FX settlement using ‘automated market-makers’
Carstens says lack of legal clarity on CBDC ‘unacceptable’
BIS chief warns widespread uncertainty over legal status of digital currency could impact trust
Hong Kong regulator to publish more crypto information
Securities and Futures Commission reverses stance amid police investigation into crypto exchange
Barr says Fed will not issue CBDC without legislation
Supervision chief warns of danger of unregulated issuance of stablecoins
RBI’s CBDC pilot has 1.5 million users, says Das
Governor says project is aiming to reach one million daily transactions by December
PBoC developing interoperable QR codes for digital yuan
Digital yuan to be available in all retail scenarios and in wholesale securities markets
Macau establishes digital currency as legal tender
New legal regime also introduces a penalty system for refusing notes and coins
Kazakhstan joins mBridge project
NBK joins cross-border CBDC project as an observer
Swift tokenisation experiments connect multiple blockchains
Banks and FMIs working towards 24/7 global asset trading settlement and servicing
Hungary’s gamified CBDC pilot designed for children
Student Safe project is the first live retail CBDC pilot in Europe
SEC targets NFTs in enforcement action
Two commissioners dissent from first SEC action against NFT issuer
BoE study recommends ‘simple and flexible’ CBDC infrastructure
Central bank needs to be wary of firms wielding too much market power, author says