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Taurus launches private token standard for banks

Swiss blockchain startup Taurus has released what it describes as an open-source token standard for debt and equity transactions in a move designed to boost the digital assets market.

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Securities and Futures Commission unveils roadmap to make Hong Kong a global virtual asset hub

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) outlined a 12-point strategy today to boost Hong Kong’s virtual asset (VA) market.

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ECB investigates settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money

The European Central Bank is looking into how to settle distributed ledger technology-based transactions in fiat money.

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Standard Chartered backs StraitsX stablecoins

Standard Chartered Bank is stepping deeper into the stablecoin space through a strategic partnership with StraitsX, a Singapore-licensed stablecoin issuer, to strengthen the reserve management of its US Dollar and Singapore Dollar stablecoins, XUSD and XSGD.

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Gemini in talks to pursue IPO

Cryptocurrency platform Gemini is in talks with potential advisors on a listing to pursue an initial public offering.

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Stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money raises $9.9m

Cross-border stablecoin payments platform Cedar Money has raised $9.9 million in a seed funding round led by QED Investors.

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Trump orders evaluation of national crypto stockpile; prohibits CBDC work

President Donald Trump has established a working group on digital assets that will investigate the development of a federal regulatory framework for crypto and evaluate the creation of a national digital asset stockpile.

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Circle buys tokenised money market fund Hashnote

Crypto firm Circle Internet Group has acquired Hashnote, the issuer of US Yield Coin (USYC), the largest tokenised treasury and money market fund in the world.

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Chainalysis buys AI fraud detection firm Alterya

Blockchain analysis giant Chainalysis has acquired generative AI-powered fraud detection startup Alterya.

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OCBC rolls out bespoke tokenised bonds to large corporate clients

OCBC has launched the sale of bespoke tokenised bonds issued in S$1,000 denominations to corporate clients that have net assets exceeding S$10 million.

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Frax launches BlackRock-backed, Securitize tokenised stablecoin

Frax intends to be the US digital dollar and to establish itself as "the world's most innovative decentralised stablecoin and DeFi stablecoin infrastructure."

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Blockchain groups sue US IRS over new DeFi regulations

The US Internal Revenue Services (IRS) and Treasury are facing legal action from a number of blockchain trade groups over newly introduced rules for crypto brokers.

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SocGen completes repo transaction on public blockchain

Societe Generale has carried out a collateralised market transaction fully executed on blockchain with France's central bank.

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10 trends that will impact payments in 2025, according to Mastercard

In this preview of a Mastercard report being released in early 2025, leaders at the card processer say that generative AI is emerging as critical to boosting fraud protection rates by as much as 300%.

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Eviden and Ordo pilot open banking-based bill payment platform

Atos Group unit Eviden is teaming up with fintech Ordo and blockchain company ByzGen to pilot an open banking-based bill payment service.

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US explores feasibility of settlement network for multi-asset transactions

The proof-of-concept of what has been dubbed the Regulated Settlement Network (RSN) showcased the potential of shared ledger technology to upgrade multi-asset and cross-network transaction settlement for domestic users of US dollars and regulated securities.

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Ripple joins Tenity DeFi fund

Swiss fintech incubator Tenity is expanding its focus on Decentralized Finance though an early-stage fund backing promising startups building blockchain-based services on Ripple's XRP ledger.

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Deutsche Bank invests in Partior

Partior, the bank-backed fintech behind a ledger-based interbank system for real-time clearing and settlement, has secured a $20 million investment from Deutsche Bank, bringing its toal Series B funding round to $80 million

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NextGen: AI: How the intelligence revolution is driving what AI can do for banking

At NextGen: AI 2024 taking place for the first time in London, Dr Joe Lyske, co-founder and managing partner of Time Machine Capital², presented the keynote, ‘What can we do with AI?’

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CFTC recommends expansion of non-cash collateral through DLT

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has recommended the expansion of the use of non-cash collateral through the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) by its Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC).