Crypto / Digital Assets

Crypto / Digital Assets

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator Gets New Chairman

By Manesh Samtani | 05/08/2024

The FSC’s new chairman, Kim Byoung Hwan, has set out his key areas of focus to ensure financial market stability in Korea.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Ripple Integrates Tokenised US Treasury Bills on XRP Ledger

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 04/08/2024

Ripple established a partnership with Singapore-based OpenEden to integrate tokenised T-bills on the XRP Ledger.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Korean Crypto Firms to Start Paying Supervisory Fees Next Year

By Editors | 03/08/2024

The fees, to be disclosed in March next year, apply to registered crypto firms with an operating revenue of at least KRW 3 billion.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Futu Launches Crypto Services for Hong Kong Retail Investors

By Editors | 03/08/2024

Futu Securities International is the first online broker in Hong Kong to offer crypto trading services to retail investors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Montenegro Confirms Decision to Extradite Do Kwon to Korea

By Manesh Samtani | 02/08/2024

The decision, which is legally binding, comes after 16 months of extradition proceedings involving competing requests from the US and South Korea.

Crypto / Digital Assets

ESMA Addresses Risk of MiCA Breaches by Global Crypto Firms

By Nithya Subramanian | 02/08/2024

ESMA issued an Opinion to help crypto firms avoid breaching MiCA regulations when doing business via overseas partners.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Russia Advances Bill to Enable Cross-border Payments in Crypto

By Editors | 01/08/2024

The law is expected to take effect on 1 September, formally allowing the use of crypto in payments for international trade transactions.

Crypto / Digital Assets

BIS Develops Prototype Monitoring Platform for Stablecoins

By Manesh Samtani | 01/08/2024

The Pyxtrial platform provides near real time data about stablecoins’ balance sheets, enabling a more efficient and responsive monitoring process for supervisors.

Crypto / Digital Assets

US Lawmaker Proposes to Create Strategic Bitcoin Reserve

By Editors | 31/07/2024

A Hong Kong lawmaker said including Bitcoin in the city’s strategic financial reserves is something that should be considered.