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Throughout the week, steady low level activity has been visible regarding digital currencies globally. It's only Tuesday, but the cross-border public policy arena has suddenly become much more welcoming to cryptocurrency and, particularly, stablecoin issuers. We saw a similar shift in Greece during the crisis years (before crypto was a thing): g...
25 March 2020 /payments /crypto
This morning, while evaluating official activity over the last 24 hours globally regarding cryptocurrency and FinTech regulation, this speech in Malaysia caught our attention. The speech highlighted impressively high crypto usage data. The data was eye-popping enough to justify delving into the 60+ page report released by the OECD today. Back...
11 December 2019 /regulation /crypto
Romal Almazo Emerging Technology and Digital Asset, Adviser at Former Crypto and blockchain leas at CAPCO
Libra: the African blueprint and a long-term strategic play? Many might rightly argue that Libra is a strategic move by Facebook to help shore up its long-term survival and relevance. Mark Zuckerberg's affinity with micropayments can be traced back to Africa, where he sees great value in people buying things on their mobile phone. He has long want...
07 July 2019
The regulatory perimeter regarding crypto-assets continues to expand. The latest move comes from the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) which released for comment on 28 May 2019 suggested regulatory oversight standards to govern crypto-asset trading platforms (the “IOSCO CTP Proposals”). Many in the cryptocurrency secto...
30 May 2019 /payments /regulation
Over the Counter (OTC) cryptocurrency trading is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. Here’s how it works, who the major players are, and its general pros and cons. OTC market size In April 2018, Bloomberg reported that the daily OTC market was anywhere between $250 million and $30 billion per day. This is compared to around $15 billion ...
06 February 2019
On Wednesday 23rd January 2019, the Financial Conduct Authority published a consultation paper (CP 19/3) called 'Guidance on Cryptoassets'. Read this if you want to understand if your crypto activity is deemed to be regulated by the FCA or if you want to better understand what the FCA will be focusing on. The FCA consultation period is now open
26 January 2019
This time last year, Bitcoin was nearing its zenith of becoming the biggest asset bubble in history. Driven by irrational investor exuberance and a fear of missing out (commonly referred to as 'FOMO'), it was possible to see 10x price increases across many cryptocurrencies. Stories abound the internet of people turning tiny investments, sometimes ...
16 December 2018
UK CRYPTO ASSET REGULATORY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2018 by Romal Almazo On Tuesday 20 November, City & Financial hosted an event on the regulation of cryptocurrencies in London. In this blog, I will share the key messages imparted from the UK regulators at this event. SPEAKERS Christopher Woolard, Executive Director, Strategy and Competition, Fina...
24 November 2018
Breana Patel CEO | Thought leader in Bank Risk & Regulations at Bonova Advisory | Risk &Regulatory Advisory
Crypto Firms have great technologies that address a lot of challenges and open up an entire new world of doing business. In conversation with CoinFi's CEO Timothy Tan about how regulations and risk management will be a competitive advantage for crypto firms. Thank you so much for doing this with us! Can you tell us the story of how you got invo...
18 October 2018 /regulation
This paper is the second installment of a two-part series on Initial Coin Offerings. In this paper, I explore what a good ICO looks like and identify the red flags that you need to look out for when considering an investment. 2.1. THE WHITEPAPER AND BUSINESS PROBLEM A whitepaper is a central communication tool founders use to raise funds and attra...
31 July 2018 /startups
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