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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 the Digital Chamber presses Kamala Harris to take a positive approach to crypto ahead of elections, why CDP issues digital bond on Polygon blockchain using new Italian law and how a new tool enables ‘No Code’ blockchain deployment.
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The Digital Chamber presses Kamala Harris to take a positive approach to crypto ahead of elections
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Crypto has become part of the election season landscape. The Republican Party expressed support for crypto firms and investors for the 2024 elections.
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CDP issues digital bond on Polygon blockchain using new Italian law
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The payment was made using the Bank of Italy’s TIPS Hash Link solution, which provides connectivity between a DLT and the TARGET2 system for wholesale payments.
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New tool enables ‘No Code’ blockchain deployment
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The tool will provide a visual programming editor interface that enables users to deploy their blockchains using drag-and-drop blocks, similar to Lego building blocks.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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South Korea’s first digital asset law comes into force after year of finessing
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Financial regulators now have the authority to supervise, inspect, and sanction virtual asset trading platforms, enforce the new safeguard on users’ deposits and digital assets.
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Investing in digital assets to be possible through QazPost
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The company was officially included on the list of organisations that can provide such services along with commercial banks (second-tier banks - STBs) in Kazakhstan.
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Nigerians demand clear digital asset regulations
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The minister cautioned the securities watchdog against companies that could take advantage of Nigeria to practice regulatory arbitrage and avoid adhering to guidelines.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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Peru awards contract for first retail CBDC pilot
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The Central Reserve Bank of Peru has awarded its first contract for the development of its retail CBDC trials. The winner is telecoms firm Viettel Peru. At this stage it hasn’t released additional details.
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Kazakhstan pays for rail line to China using programmable CBDC
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The new project marks the beginning of the second phase of the introduction of the CBDC. It will ensure transparency and targeted use and efficiency, according to the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
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Putin wants to speed up deployment of Russia’s CBDC
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The first wave of tests involved a dozen banks, with a second wave due to start in September with up to 19 additional banks, including Russia’s largest, Sber.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Ethereum ETFs record $1 Billion in first day volume and $107 Million inflows
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A massive outflow of $484 million from Grayscale’s ETHE brought the total inflow number across spot ether ETFs to $107 million on the first day of trading. Fidelity and Franklin Templeton saw relatively inflows.
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Unleashing advancements in defi
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EBC announces its second hackathon and this year’s hackathon aims to bring together the brightest minds in blockchain and DeFi to push the boundaries of innovation and development in the DeFi space.
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Donald Trump's 4th NFT collection is apparently on the way
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The Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, a self-declared pro-crypto candidate, intends to enter the NFT arena yet again.
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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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