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BIG Weekly Newsletter
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This week read about how Franklin Templeton expands FOBXX tokenized money market fund to Avalanche blockchain, why Nasdaq wants to launch a Bitcoin index options, seeks SEC approval and how Sygnum Issues Industry-first $50M Bitcoin-backed Syndicated Loan to Ledn.
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Franklin Templeton expands FOBXX tokenized money market fund to Avalanche blockchain
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The asset manager first launched the fund on the Stellar blockchain with assets under management currently $402 million.
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Nasdaq wants to launch a Bitcoin index options, seeks SEC approval
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Options are financial instruments that allow traders to buy or sell assets, indexes and ETFs at a set price on a specified date. This allows institutions to extend their buying power. The proposed Bitcoin Index Options would be based on the CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index.
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Sygnum Issues Industry-first $50M Bitcoin-backed Syndicated Loan to Ledn
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Sygnum has issued the industry-first syndicated loan backed by Bitcoin to premier crypto lender Ledn, which will be used to fund the growth of Ledn’s retail lending operations.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Chainlink launches digital assets sandbox to foster innovation in financial institutions
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The DAS offers a controlled environment where institutions can experiment with tokenizing traditional financial instruments, and explore the use of digital tokens as collateral.
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Anchorage Digital offers rewards for holding PayPal stablecoins, as competition hots up
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Anchorage Digital announced that holders of the PayPal USD stablecoin can earn rewards. Anchorage Digital’s rewards program targets institutions that keep their stablecoins in the Anchorage Porto self-custody wallet.
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State Street focuses on tokenization amid U.S. regulatory challenges
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State Street Corporation partner with Taurus. This collaboration aims to enhance State Street’s digital asset services by focusing on the tokenization of traditional assets, with plans to expand into digital asset custody.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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India mulls cross-border CBDC interoperability system
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With the emergence of fast payment systems across countries and experimentation around central bank digital currencies (CBDC), new possibilities have emerged that could bring greater efficiency to cross-border payments.
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Paper money isn't a fix for CBDC
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While physical paper money does solve some of the privacy and security issues in CBDCs, it doesn't resolve the fundamental problems inherent in fiat systems.
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DBS bank completes pilot for government grants on blockchain
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DBS programmed the qualifying conditions to receive the grant into smart contracts, which automatically triggered money transfers to the beneficiaries that met the conditions.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Grayscale adds to Bitcoin and Ethereum offerings with new Avalanche Trust
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Grayscale Avalanche Trust is now open for eligible accredited investors and will operate like other crypto funds it offers.
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Echelon raises $3.5m to advance DeFi lending on Move-based blockchains
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Echelon will utilize the seed funding to expand its product offerings, grow its team, and implement a treasury, cross-chain vaults, and real-world asset-backed strategies.
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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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