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Sibos 2022: MAS chief floats private blockchain networks for cross-border payments

Private sector-led blockchain-based networks and stablecoins could fix "slow, opaque and inefficient" cross-border payments, says Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon.

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JPMorgan and Visa link blockchain payment networks

JPMorgan Chase and Visa are to establish connectivity between their global private blockchain networks, Liink and B2B Connect.

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EU tenders for blockchain data and DeFi project

The European Commission has put out a tender for a study on "embedded supervision of decentralised finance".

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Binance resumes operations after $100m crypto hack

An estimated $100 million in Binance Coin (also known as BNB token) tokens were stolen during a targeted hack on the BSC Token Hub on Friday.

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EBA goes to tender for crypto and blockchain data management platform

The European Banking Authority has put out a call for tender for blockchain analytics services and crypto-assets market data.

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Innovate Finance calls for government support for crypto-asset industry

The UK must establish a joined-up strategy across government, regulators and the legal system if it wants to be a global leader in the crypto sector, says an Innovate Finance report.

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Industry pushes back again on Basel Committee crypto plans

A group of industry associations has pushed back against a second Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consultation on the rules on investments in crypto assets by financial institutions, calling for a host of changes.

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Swift completes tokenised asset experiments

A Swift-led pilot has successfully implemented a common framework linking tokenisation systems between CSD’s and global custodians

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Swift builds proof-of-concept for blockchain interoperability

Interbank co-operative Swift is working on a pilot project with Chainlink to provide network interoperability across multiple blockchain platforms.

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Nomura invests in Fnality

Nomura has invested in Fnality, the international consortium of global banks focused on building a blockchain-based payment system to support the adoption of tokenised assets and marketplaces.

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Norwegian central bank taps Ethereum for CBDC work

Norway's central bank has made the source code for its CBDC sandbox publicly available and confirmed that the prototype infrastructure for the project is based on Ethereum technology.

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Swift runs blockchain pilot for corporate actions data

Interbank co-operative Swift is working with Symbiont and seven securities players to trial a blockchain-based corporate actions system.

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BofA granted hundreds of patents

Bank of America scored a record 341 US patents in the first half of 2022, a 50% year-on-year increase, with information security and AI seeing the most action.

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Ant launches digital operations platform for insurers

Ant Group's insurance arm has launched a blockchain-based digital operation platform for insurance companies in China.

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KPMG preps Singapore embedded finance hub

KPMG is launching an embedded finance hub in Singapore, providing support to firms looking to make inroads into financial areas such as payments, blockchain and lending.

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Blockchain-based remittance network Lightnet raises $50 million

Singapore-headquartered cross-border remittance firm Lightnet has secured a $50 million capital commitment from LDA Capital.

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Abu Dhabi establishes crypto committee

Abu Dhabi has announced the formation of a government body to develop its strategy for regulating and promoting the world of virtual assets.

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DTCC's DLT-based settlement platform goes into parallel production

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) says its distributed ledger technology-based alternative settlement platform has gone live in a parallel production environment.

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Asset manager launches metaverse fund

Invesco, a global asset manager with $1.6 trillion of assets under management, has launched an investment fund focused on the metaverse.

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ASX calls in Accenture to assess Chess replacement project

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has called in consultants from Accenture to run the rule over its much-delayed blockchain-based post-trade network.