BIG Weekly Newsletter

May 16, 2024
Issue: No 236

A Message To The Reader

Welcome to the BIG weekly Newsletter!

This week read about how Web3 Meets AI: Blockchain technology revolutionizes the AI landscape, what is the process of Blockchain Wallet Creation for users and how JPMorgan’s Onyx to industrialize blockchain PoCs from Project Guardian.

Remember to listen to Unchained podcast with Laura Shin, the Searching for Mana podcast with Lloyd Wahed, the Paul Barron Network show and The Security Token Show podcast hosted by Kyle Sonlin and Herwig Konings.

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BLOCKCHAIN HEADLINES

Web3 Meets AI: Blockchain technology revolutionizes the AI landscape
One of the goals of decentralized AI is to democratize access to AI resources, including data, models, and compute power. This is crucial as the AI industry grows and the computation costs of large data sets increase.

FORBES

What is the process of Blockchain Wallet Creation for users
Research different wallet providers and select one with a strong reputation for security and user-friendliness. Popular options include Exodus, Electrum, Trust Wallet, Metamask, and Coinbase etc.

MEDIUM

JPMorgan’s Onyx to industrialize blockchain PoCs from Project Guardian
Wall Street giants are looking at how to industrialize proofs-of-concept developed within the blockchain experiment Project Guardian.
COINTELEGRAPH
BlackRock closes in on crown of world’s largest bitcoin fund
Asset manager pushes deeper into digital assets after ETF success. The moves are a sharp change, driven by rising client interest and rapid growth in digital assets.
FT

REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)

Tokenize.it revolutionises corporate financing landscape with launch of Crowdinvesting product
This product empowers companies to revolutionize their financing processses by providing up to 8 million EUR in GmbH-tokens to both professional and retail investors.

THETOKENIZER

      House Digital Asset Legislation, the Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, takes another step forward
      The (FIT21) Act is taking another step forward in a process to provide new rules to oversee the emerging digital asset ecosystem.

      CROWDFUNDINSIDER

      The Token RegRadar: Next-generation AI-based legal support
      This report aiming to map out the entire real world asset tokenization ecosystem and includes various articles diving into prominent topics in the space.

      THETOKENIZER

      FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)

      CBDC and traditional banking: Need to go hand in hand
      As of now, over 130 countries are in research phase of developing their respective prototype CBDCs while countries like India, China, Bahamas and Russia have already launched their own CBDCs.
      CRYPTOTIMES
      Is converting a digital yuan salary out of CBDC a feature or a bug
      The main gist of the piece is that employees receiving salaries in CBDC are transferring it out of the eCNY because it doesn’t pay interest. In our view, that is a feature not a bug.

      LEDGERINSIGHTS

      CBDC eliminates barriers of the siloed financial system: Swiss National Bank
      SNB is one of the first movers in CBDC exploration, with its Project Helvetia III wholesale CBDC pilot.

      COINGEEK

      CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT

      US bans China crypto-miner from nuclear base area
      MineOne Partners, which the White House says is majority-owned by Chinese citizens, has been given 120 days to sell the property, where it runs a crypto-mining operation.

      BBC

      DeFi Yields, the revival
      Crews Enochs, from Index Coop, discusses the revival of DeFi Yields and D.J. Windle answers questions about DeFi investing in Ask an Expert.

      COINDESK

      Telefónica’s NFT Marketplace now supports coffee sustainability
      Telefonica’s marketplace now features the metaverse’s ‘Green’ and ‘Carbon’ NFTs, each comprising 10 digital collectibles, to promote sustainability and resource management.
      NFTPLAZAS

      RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS

      Swiss Blockchain Federation updates Circular on Staking
      Staking is an energy-efficient mechanism for consensus building in public blockchain networks such as Ethereum, Solana and Cardano.

      BLOCKCHAINFEDERATION

      Masterthesis "Onchain-Finance"
      New and innovative services for Swiss banks with digital assets
      presented by Daniel Stüssi, MAS Digital Excellence for Financial Services at Zürcher Fachhochschule and HWZ Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich.
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      PODCAST SERIES

      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.
      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!
      Unchained podcast
      The Security Token Show podcast hosted by Kyle Sonlin and Herwig Konings, where they share news, innovation, and development is the finance.
      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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      June 10-11, 2024
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