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Former CFTC chairman Giancarlo joins Digital Asset board

Digital Asset, the software and services provider building interconnected networks for global enterprises, today announced that the Honorable J. Christopher “Chris” Giancarlo, former Chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has joined the Company’s Board of Directors.

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Digital asset technology provider BCB Group raises $60 million

BCB Group, Europe’s leading provider of business accounts and trading services for the digital asset economy, announced today that it has closed a Series A funding round co-led by Foundation Capital with participation from BACKED VC, PayU (the fintech and e-payments business of Prosus), Digital Currency Group, Nexo, Wintermute, Menai Financial Group, Circle, Tokentus Investment, Cowa, Profluent Ventures and LAUNCHub Ventures.

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R3 names first chief economist

Global enterprise technology and services firm R3 has appointed Alisa DiCaprio as its first Chief Economist, emphasizing the need for financial institutions across the private and public sectors to work in close collaboration with technology providers as the digital and traditional ecosystems converge.

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Baton Systems hires former Barclays exec Ornstein as first COO

Baton Systems (“Baton”), the fintech transforming post-trade processing using distributed ledger technology (DLT), has announced the appointment of David Ornstein as the company’s first Chief Operating Officer.

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Benker preps 'blockchain neobank'

Benker is to become the first officially licensed blockchain neobank launched in Europe following approval by the Bank of Lithuania under the Electronic Money Institution (EMI) category.

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NAB Ventures backs agtech-fintech start up Geora

Tenacious Ventures has backed agtech-fintech startup Geora in a $1.5 million seed round to transform supply chain economics for Aussie farmers.

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Standard Chartered's Elaine Ng joins Contour as head of innovation

Contour, the digital trade finance network, has appointed Elaine Ng to the newly created role of Head of Innovation.

City of London policy chair hails UK capital as a centre of green finance

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City of London policy chair hails UK capital as a centre of green finance

This week, the FCA and the City of London Corporation held a demo day for its Sustainability Cohort initiative, which aims to further green the financial sector and catalyse the transition to net zero.

FTX launches $2bn fund to back web3 startups

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FTX launches $2bn fund to back web3 startups

Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has launched a $2 billion venture capital fund that will invest in firms pushing blockchain and web3 adoption in areas including social, gaming, fintech, software, and healthcare.

Disagreement among Lords: A busy week for digital currency

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Disagreement among Lords: A busy week for digital currency

We knew policymakers and financial leaders would be at their battle stations come 2022, and the updates rolling in across the crypto, CBDC and stablecoin fronts are coming thick and fast. We’ve rounded up the key updates from the private and public sector to make headlines this week:

NatWest Markets sets up blockchain team

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NatWest Markets sets up blockchain team

NatWest is to formalise its blockchain strategy with the launch of a new digital team in its capital markets business.

Visa and ConsenSys build CBDC on-ramp to existing payment networks

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Visa and ConsenSys build CBDC on-ramp to existing payment networks

Visa is working with blockchain firm ConsenSys on a project to help bridge CBDC networks with existing payment rails.

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DeFinity records live cash FX trade to its permissionless layer-1 blockchain

DeFinity, an institutional digital asset ECN and DeFi marketplace for foreign exchange, digital assets and CBDC, announces the world’s first settled cash FX trade written to its permissionless layer-1 WeOwn blockchain.

New York regulator appoints virtual currencies chief

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New York regulator appoints virtual currencies chief

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYSDFS) has appointed former Promontory executive Peter Marton as deputy superintendent of virtual currency.

Bahrain central bank trials JPM Coin

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Bahrain central bank trials JPM Coin

The Central Bank of Bahrain has teamed up with JP Morgan's blockchain and crypto unit Onyx to test the Wall Street giant's JPM Coin digital currency.

Esma consults on rule changes to accommodate tokenized securities

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Esma consults on rule changes to accommodate tokenized securities

Europe's top securities regulator is seeking submissions on the need for amending the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on reporting and transparency requirements in order to accommodate growing use of blockchain technology in financial markets.

eToro expands crypto offering with Celo and The Sandbox

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eToro expands crypto offering with Celo and The Sandbox

Social investment platform, eToro, has just announced the addition of two assets to its crypto offering: The Sandbox and Celo. This brings eToro’s offering to 42 cryptoassets.

Swift explores expansion of network into the digital asset market

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Swift explores expansion of network into the digital asset market

Banking co-operative Swift is to explore how it can support interoperability in the development of the tokenised asset market, working in conjunction with Clearstream, Northern Trust, SETL and other market participants.

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Richard Re and Robert Flohr join Dropp’s advisory board

Dropp, the world's first cost-effective, digital micropayment transaction platform enabling payments both in FIAT ($USD) and cryptocurrency, today announced two new strategic appointments: Richard Re and Robert Flohr.

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Cobalt partners with institutional crypto network DeFinity

LONDON, Dec. 22, 2021: DeFinity, an institutional digital asset ECN and DeFi marketplace for fiat FX, Cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies, partners with Cobalt, a market infrastructure provider focused on re-engineering the institutional FX and digital asset markets to facilitate real-time clearing, settlement and dynamic risk and credit management.

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