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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 Swiss post office to offer crypto trading and custody services by 2024, why Fujitsu, chemicals firm Teijin use blockchain to trace recycled carbon fiber and how Rio de Janeiro admits its goal to be Brazil’s crypto ecosystem center.
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BLOCKCHAIN HEADLINES
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Swiss post office to offer crypto trading and custody services by 2024
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The Swiss post office through its banking arm, PostFinance has announced plans to extend its cryptocurrency entry by rolling out a trading and custody product following increased demand from users.
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Fujitsu, chemicals firm Teijin use blockchain to trace recycled carbon fiber
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Fujitsu and Teijin are partnering on a blockchain solution to trace recycled industrial materials. The firms note that Europe requires companies to adjust processes.
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Rio de Janeiro admits its goal to be Brazil’s crypto ecosystem center
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The cryptocurrency market might be going through a rough patch, but its adoption around the world is growing, with some cities aiming to be at the forefront of the crypto revolution in their country.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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State Street digital asset custody partner Copper fails to get UK FCA authorization
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UK headquartered Copper, the digital asset custody technology provider, failed to secure a crypto-asset registration from the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
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Security token platform Tokensoft launches Web3-enabled platform, Tokensoft v2, on Ethereum, Avalanche
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Chain-agnostic token sales platform Tokensoft has deployed Tokensoft version 2.
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SIX Digital Exchange tokenizes private stock in blockchain CSD
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SIX Digital Exchange announced that F10 issued tokenized private stock held in SDX’s regulated central security depositary (CSD), which uses blockchain.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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BIS calls for global collaboration with CBDC designs
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BIS has asked for countries to cooperate at the early stages of CBDC design to make it easier for systems to work across borders.
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Korea CBDC research to include 10+ banks
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The Bank of Korea has completed the first and second phases of its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC) simulations and is now progressing to real-world tests involving at least ten commercial banks. Those banks will include Shinhan Bank and NH Nonghyup Bank.
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Banque de France steps up wholesale CBDC work
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French central bank has worked with the private sector to carry out nine experiments that have helped show how a CBDC can be used for wholesale payments, including cross-border and cross-currency payments.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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G20 regulator to present global crypto rules in October 2022
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The watchdog is planning to report to the G20 finance minister and central bank governors in October 2022 on regulatory and supervisory approaches to stablecoins and other crypto assets.
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IOSCO crypto-assets: how securities rules can apply to DeFi
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IOSCO is planning two crypto-related workstreams, one for crypto and digital assets, and the other for decentralized finance (DeFi). Both of them will report back in Q4 of 2023. SEC will lead the DeFi working group.
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World’s rarest whisky to be auctioned as NFT starting at $75,000
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In an innovative move, the first direct-to-consumer NFT marketplace for luxury wines and spirits, BlockBar, is auctioning the world’s rarest 1970 Japanese whisky as an NFT.
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RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS AND BOOKS
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A New Intellectual Framework - Connecting the Invisible Dots
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This paper aims to set out some relevant ideas for the creation and establishment of a successful Financial DIGITAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE provider.
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DLT in the Real World 2021
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This survey draws on direct feedback from over 140 organisations around the globe: from all industry segments and geographies.
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PODCAST SERIES
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THE SWISS ROAD TO CRYPTO PODCAST
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In this podcast Didier Borel discovers people in Switzerland playing an active role in crypto and tech. He talks to entrepreneurs, tech innovators and disruptors shaping the future in this country. Switzerland has always played a key role in banking and has recognized the need to foster innovation.
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Laura Shin is a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained and Unconfirmed podcasts. As a former senior editor of Forbes, she was the first mainstream reporter to cover crypto assets full-time. She gives an overview to all experts and novices alike on the use cases making a real impact, and their vision for the future of this innovative technology!
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