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BIG Weekly Newsletter

August 4, 2022
Issue: No 143

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This week read about how Swiss blockchain - insurtech Jarowa raises CHF 12.4 M Series A for Europe expansion, why a US Tech Bill creates White House blockchain adviser role and how blockchain technology can help create safe and inclusive adult platforms.

Remember to listen to our Partner Podcasts - THE SWISS ROAD TO CRYPTO with Didier Borel.

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BLOCKCHAIN HEADLINES

Swiss blockchain-insurtech Jarowa raises CHF 12.4 Million Series A for Europe expansion
Jarowa, a Swiss digital marketplace and transaction platform for insurance companies and property managers.

FINTECHNEWS

US Tech Bill creates White House blockchain adviser role
A U.S. bill to boost computer chip manufacturing that’s heading to President Joe Biden’s desk will also establish a crypto advisory role inside his administration.

COINDESK

Blockchain technology can help create safe and inclusive adult platforms
The adult entertainment industry is known to be one of the first to try new technologies, and the blockchain seems to be the next on the list.

COINTELEGRAPH

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

‘Game yet to begin’ for security token offerings
Also known as a tokenized IPO, an STO is a type of public offering involving sales of tokenized digital securities, or security tokens, on security token exchanges.

COINTELEGRAPH

      Crypto Exchange OSL sold security tokens to professional investors
      Hong Kong-based crypto exchange OSL Digital Securities has distributed security tokens in a private security token offering (STO) with participants including Animoca Brands.

      COINDESK

          Binance US delists cryptocurrency SEC claimed Is a security
          Binance's U.S. subsidiary announced that it will shutter trading for Flexa’s AMP token after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission identified the asset as security.

          DECRYPT

              FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)

              Government funded Millicent tests UK synthetic CBDC
              Millicent received a grant from UK Research and Innovation to develop a digital finance infrastructure. Earlier this month, it completed the first trials of its FRDC as a demonstration within a sandbox environment.

              LEDGERINSIGHTS

              Singapore’s watchdog urges financial firms to ‘discourage’ retail crypto trading
              Financial authorities and regulators in some countries remain skeptical of assets such as Bitcoin, including in Singapore, where the city-state’s central bank is going as far as warning against their trading.

              FINBOLD

              Seven out of ten tell Fed they don’t want digital dollar: Cato Institute
              Cato Institute, analyzed responses to the Federal Reserve consultation on central bank digital currency (CBDC) and found that two thirds of the comments rejected a digital dollar.

              LEDGERINSIGHTS

              CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT

              Catecoin can recover your Terra Luna losses
              Neither Shiba Inu nor Dogecoin offers any staking nor a cut of the token’s transactions. This is why recent data has down that many Shiba Inu, Safemoon, and Big BNB are investing in Catecoin.

              ANALYTICSINSIGHT

              DeFi Summer talk gains steam as top 10 DeFi coins soar up to 60%
              Out of the top 10 DeFi coins tracked by CryptoSlate, only ThorChain has been down over the past few day.

              CRYPTOSLATE

              Ticketmaster plans NFT ticketing expansion
              Ticketmaster is part of the larger Live Nation, the world’s leading music promoter. In sports, one of the most popular web3 applications is NFTs of short video clips or video moments.

              LEDGERINSIGHTS

              RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS AND BOOKS

              A New Intellectual Framework - Connecting the Invisible Dots
              This paper aims to set out some relevant ideas for the creation and establishment of a successful Financial DIGITAL MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE provider.

              SDX

              DLT in the Real World 2021
              This survey draws on direct feedback from over 140 organisations around the globe: from all industry segments and geographies.

              ISSANET

              PODCAST SERIES

              THE SWISS ROAD TO CRYPTO PODCAST

              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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              UNCHAINED PODCAST

              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!
              Unchained podcast

              UPCOMING EVENTS

              DeFi Security Summit
              DEFI SECURITY SUMMIT
              August 27-28, 2022


              NFT Show Europe
              NFT SHOW EUROPEhow Europe
              September 17-18, 2022

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