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BIG Weekly Newsletter
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A Message To The Reader
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Welcome to the BIG weekly Newsletter!
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This week read about how Blockchain Association and crypto activist group sue SEC over ‘Dealer Rule’, why Ondo Finance brings tokenized treasuries to the Cosmos ecosystem with Noble integration and what is the future of blockchain in online casinos.
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Last week we opened the door of our Garage to the "Embedded Finance and Banking as a Service in Switzerland: Outlook 2024" event, where great keynotes and use cases were shared. It was great to participate and we are looking forward to welcoming other events and workshops at the Alfa Garage in the near future.
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TRUSTED PARTNERS
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BIG EXPERTISE
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Harness the power of blockchain with a trusted partner. BIG is transforming financial futures through strategic, compliant, and operational excellence.
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- Proven Expertise: Architected and executed strategies for multiple global entities, seamlessly integrating digital assets and pioneering tokenization.
- Swiss Localization: Successfully onboarded several firms in Switzerland, optimizing their governance and fundraising capacities.
- Strategic Guidance: Elevated numerous projects to success with effective board and corporate structures.
- Tailored Solutions: Designed and deployed tailored products for several industry leaders, ensuring alignment with individual functional needs
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- Regulatory Partnerships: Forged strong ties with legal specialists, SROs, and FINMA, setting the gold standard in regulatory navigation.
- Compliance Leadership: Rolled out internationally recognized compliance tools and frameworks, guiding best practices in the sector.
- Crypto Assurance: Pioneered innovative methods for cryptocurrency ownership verification, securing assets for multiple global entities.
- Operational Excellence: Spearheaded operational setups for several renowned industry leaders, championing peak performance.
- Cybersecurity Vanguard: Protected clients from numerous potential cyber threats, establishing a reputation for unmatched security.
- Infrastructure Prowess: Revolutionized IT for several firms with state-of-the-art setups and blockchain optimizations.
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Blockchain Association and crypto activist group sue SEC over ‘Dealer Rule’
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The lawsuit alleges that the SEC failed to adequately address public concerns raised during a limited comment period and neglected to assess the potential negative impacts of the rule.
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Ondo Finance brings tokenized treasuries to the Cosmos ecosystem with Noble integration
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Introducing Ondo Finance's offerings to Cosmos "will bring vastly improved utility and liquidity to appchains and their users, all while offering exposure to yielding instruments.
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The future of blockchain in online casinos
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The convergence of blockchain currencies and online casinos holds immense potential to redefine the way transactions are conducted, games are played, and trust is established in the digital gambling ecosystem.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Moody’s: tokenization could help liquidity of alternative assets
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It finds that blockchain-based secondary markets could boost liquidity and help with efficiencies.The question is if alternative asset managers are keen on greater transparency.
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BaFin fines Commerzbank over AML regulation breach
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BaFin’s move follows Commerzbank AG and the former comdirect Bank AG’s breach of supervisory duties, with the bank not updating its customer data on time and not delivering appropriate security measures.
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Making sense of why fIs are tokenizing real-world assets
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Tokenized RWAs have the potential to make assets more liquid, accessible and efficient while enhancing transparency, security and global reach.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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South Africa plans wholesale CBDC trials, bank stablecoins
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SARB confirmed that it is progressing its CBDC work as part of Project Khokha 2x. This involves a wholesale CBDC and bank-issued stablecoins, which will be used for regional payments in Africa.
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New Zealand kicks off 100-day CBDC public consultation
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RBNZ published a consultation paper that delved into the CBDC’s features, motivations behind the project, benefits and impact on the country’s financial system.
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Amid fading Indian CBDC interest, IndusInd Bank launches programmable farmer pilot
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fifty farmers in Maharashtra have received payment with the programmable CBDC in return for recycling agricultural waste and hence generating Circularity Credits, a type of carbon credit. The plan is to expand the pilot to 1000 farmers.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Shiba Inu draws $12 M raise for new blockchain and TREAT token
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TREAT is the planned “utility and governance token” of the nascent chain, and the SHIB ecosystem’s “final non-stable token,” the organizing team declared.
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This DeFi platform aims to pilot the next generation of leveraged tokens
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Leveraged tokens may encounter network congestion on blockchains with limited transaction capacity, especially on networks such as Ethereum, where transaction fees peak during congestion.
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Louis Vuitton continues the luxury NFT fashion trends in 2024
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The jacket is an exclusive offering available to only 200 holders of Louis Vuitton’s Via NFTs. These NFTs grant ownership of both the physical jacket and a digital version.
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RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS
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Swiss Blockchain Federation updates Circular on Staking
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Staking is an energy-efficient mechanism for consensus building in public blockchain networks such as Ethereum, Solana and Cardano.
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Masterthesis "Onchain-Finance"
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New and innovative services for Swiss banks with digital assets
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presented by Daniel Stüssi, MAS Digital Excellence for Financial Services at Zürcher Fachhochschule and HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich.
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Searching for Mana podcast is focused on tech innovation in finance, where Lloyd Wahed meets with some of the influencers, leaders and founders in the tech and finance space.
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Unchained podcast with Laura Shin, is where she dives into the week’s hottest news story, gives an overview to all experts and their vision for the future of this innovative technology!
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The Security Token Show podcast hosted by Kyle Sonlin and Herwig Konings, where they share news, innovation, and development is the finance.
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Paul Barron Network podcast dives into crypto news, reviews, research, and interviews with the leading experts and change agents defining the future of crypto and blockchain.
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Crypto and Digital Assets Summit
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London Blockchain Conference
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