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Crypto.com gets licence in Spain

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Crypto.com gets licence in Spain

Cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com has been granted virtual asset service provider (Vasp) registration by the Bank of Spain.

Blockchain platform issues first digital green bond

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Blockchain platform issues first digital green bond

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued its first digital green bond on a blockchain-based platform developed by SEB and Credit Agricole.

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Mastercard expands Engage partner network to boost blockchain innovation

As our world continues to embrace new and emerging payments technology such as crypto, Mastercard is introducing a new track as part of its global Engage partner network to allow businesses to quickly launch and scale products that power the Web3 economy.

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Ripple gets in-principle approval in Singapore

Ripple, the leader in enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions, today announced that its Singapore subsidiary Ripple Markets APAC Pte Ltd, has obtained In-Principle Approval of the Major Payments Institution License application from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

US asset managers apply to SEC for bitcoin ETFs

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US asset managers apply to SEC for bitcoin ETFs

The ongoing effort to persuade the SEC to approve crypto investment products continues, following news that many of the country’s largest asset managers, BlackRock, WisdomTree and Invesco, have applied to the SEC for permission to launch a spot bitcoin ETF.

EBAday: Banks are seeking new approaches to level up sustainable strategies

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EBAday: Banks are seeking new approaches to level up sustainable strategies

In the panel ‘Sustainable finance: Assessing shades of green across payments and banking’, hosted by Finextra’s own Madhvi Mavadiya, speakers explored how the European banking landscape is adopting sustainable strategies.

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BVNK expands to Apac

BVNK, a global payments company, is pleased to announce its expansion plans for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. With the appointment of Anthony Man as the new General Manager for APAC, BVNK reinforces its commitment to the region's growth and potential.

Majority of consumers trust generative AI for financial planning

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Majority of consumers trust generative AI for financial planning

The majority (53%) of consumers trust generative AI technology to be used for its financial planning, suggests recently published research.

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Delta Capita unveils DLT venture with Montis as anchor client

agora Digital Capital Markets (“agora”), the creator of the preissuance workflow collaboration tool - agoraPlatform, and Montis Group (“Montis”), a pioneer in Central Security Depository (CSD) utilities for digital securities, have agreed a strategic partnership to create an end-to-end platform for conventional and digital securities in the highly regulated fixed income markets.

BIS and Bank of England complete CBDC project

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BIS and Bank of England complete CBDC project

A pilot project involving central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) jointly run by the Bank of England (BoE) and the Bank of International Settlements (BIS).

Colombian central bank partners Ripple for blockchain pilot

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Colombian central bank partners Ripple for blockchain pilot

Colombia's central bank is testing how Ripple's new end-to-end CBDC platform could help boost the country's high-value payment system.

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Fujitsu launches blockchain collaboration tech to build Web3 services

Fujitsu today announced the successful completion of a year-long pilot project which began in January 2022 for its proprietary "ConnectionChain" blockchain technology with the Asian Development Bank, blockchain vendor ConsenSys Software Inc., R3, and SORAMITSU, LTD demonstrating its effectiveness in streamlining and enhancing the safety of cross-border transactions of financial securities.

R3 bids for DLT interoperability

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R3 bids for DLT interoperability

Distributed ledger technology services firm R3 has rolled out a public beta of its flagship product Corda that is capable of interoperating with other blockchain networks.

Bank of China's BOCI issues first tokenised notes

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Bank of China's BOCI issues first tokenised notes

The Bank of China’s investment banking arm, BOCI, has issued a tokenised security on the main Ethereum blockchain in Hong Kong.

A16z crypto opens first overseas office in UK

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A16z crypto opens first overseas office in UK

A16z crypto, the Andreessen Horowitz venture capital fund dedicated to crypto and Web3 startups, has chosen the UK as its first overseas office outside the US.

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Archax tokenises investment in Abrdn money market fund

Archax, the FCA regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced that it has created a tokenised representation of its interests in the Aberdeen Standard Liquidity Fund (Lux) – Sterling Fund, abrdn’s flagship £multi-billion money market fund, leveraging the Hedera Hashgraph DLT of which abrdn is a governing council member.

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BIS Project Dynamo develops smart contract prototype for SME finance

A new prototype developed as part of Project Dynamo explored how institutional investors can be encouraged to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the programmability and transferability of digital trade tokens on a public blockchain.

Swift steps up blockchain experimentation

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Swift steps up blockchain experimentation

Swift is working with more than a dozen financial institutions and market infrastructures to test the use of its messaging network as a means to instruct the transfer of tokenised value over a range of public and private blockchain networks.

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After blockchain bungle, ASX confirms work programme to maintain Ches

ASX today released a special report relating to CHESS, the clearing and settlement system for Australia’s securities market.

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Paxos makes Latin American inroads

Paxos, the regulated blockchain infrastructure and tokenization platform for enterprises, continues driving the growth of digital assets in Brazil and broader Latin America through its partnerships with leading local, regional, and global enterprises.

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