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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 EU drives innovation with blockchain and AI integration, why DFINITY launches API to enhance blockchain interoperability and how Seamm introduces fashion digital product passport (DPP) on Solana Blockchain.
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EU drives innovation with blockchain and AI integration
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This capability enhances trust and ensures compliance with data protection regulations, making blockchain an essential technology in data management.
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DFINITY launches API to enhance blockchain interoperability
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DFINITY’s EVM RPC simplifies the development of multi-chain decentralized applications by allowing direct interactions with blockchains: Optimism, Arbitrum, Base.
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Seamm introduces Fashion Digital Product Passport (DPP) on Solana blockchain
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Central to SEAMM’s value proposition is transforming real-life products into digital twins. These digital twins can then be experienced by consumers through augmented reality (AR) try-on technology.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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App for the Tokenization of Real-world Assets
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Asset Workx mobile app helps management and tokenization of both digital and physical assets. Users can tokenize their real-world possessions, transforming them into unique digital assets on the blockchain.
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Korea’s Woori Bank, NH NongHyup Bank progress tokenization platforms separately
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Woori Bank signed a distribution deal with a secondary market operator and applied to participate in a regulatory sandbox.
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Crypto exchange OSL sold security tokens to professional investors
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Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OSL Digital Securities has distributed security tokens in a private security token offering (STO) with participants including Animoca Brands.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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CPMI work program includes CBDC
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CPMI outlined its strategic priorities for its 2024/25 work program. Digital innovations in payment, clearing and settlement is one of the three focus areas.
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US House of Representatives pass Republican-led anti-CBDC bill along partisan lines
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Lawmakers voted 216 to 192, with 213 Republicans in favor of the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. Three Democrats voted for the bill, while 192 Democrats opposed it.
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Blockchain privacy delays launch of Brazil’s DREX CBDC, enters phase 2
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During the first phase, the DREX platform had only three assets and a single application. The assets were the wholesale CBDC, tokenized deposits and digital treasury bonds (Federal public bonds).
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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U.S. approves investment product tied to popular cryptocurrency Ether
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The impact of the Ether approval could take longer to hit the market. Before the exchanges can start offering Ether E.T.F.s, the S.E.C. must also approve a separate set of applications.
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Top 5 intriguing ways RWATs can stabilize DeFi
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DeFi has revolutionized the financial landscape, offering innovative lending, borrowing, and trading opportunities. However, DeFi currently faces a significant challenge – volatility.
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NFT bored ape Developer, Yuga Labs, Prepares to create blockchain game projects
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Yuga Labs, which currently holds the title as the largest digital collection franchise in the crypto industry, is working to bring a more concrete product.
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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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