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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 Figure rolls out blockchain mortgage registry system to lending partners, why securing the future with blockchain technology and how Solana’s mainnet beta update v1.17.31 aims to resolve congestion issues.
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TRUSTED PARTNERS
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Figure rolls out blockchain mortgage registry system to lending partners
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Figure also has ventures in payments and crypto. Figure Markets are live with a crypto lending product. It’s taking advantage of Figure Lending’s existing mortgage licenses to provide loans against crypto holdings.
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Securing the future with blockchain technology
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The world is quickly catching on to the idea that blockchains are distributed databases, and as that idea takes hold, several revolutionary use cases for the long-misunderstood technology are emerging.
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Solana’s mainnet beta update v1.17.31 aims to resolve congestion issues
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Delinquency on Solana refers to inactive validators, and the percentage refers to the total stake for offline validators.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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New stablecoin, digital asset legislation headed to UK by July
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The government is preparing legislation encompassing stablecoins and a range of digital asset activities.
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SILC Group partners with Tokeny to drive digitalization of alternative assets
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By leveraging the collective expertise of both entities, the goal is to offer compliant tokenization solutions for alternative assets not only in Australia but also across the region.
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Asset tokenization draws focus from Global Securities watchdogs
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Regulators and financial institutions have been leaning more into tokenization, which is the digitization of real-world assets. IOSCO also intends to explore some of the challenges that artificial intelligence presents.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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WEF, Accenture release report on wholesale CBDC
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That includes both domestic and cross border payments. In the latter case, a wholesale CBDC can serve as a settlement asset for Nostro accounts, supporting existing correspondent banking arrangements.
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Israeli central bank official says CBDC competition with banks is good for economy
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The introduction of a digital shekel would benefit the Bank of Israel, by making central bank money more readily available, for use in digital payments, reversing the downward trend in central bank money.
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Bundesbank partners MIT for CBDC privacy research
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The Deutsche Bundesbank announced plans to work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Digital Currency Initiative to explore privacy and security solutions for central bank digital currency.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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What is restaking, and how to restake Ethereum to boost rewards
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Restaking allows stakers to increase their rewards while strengthening the security of the staking network by facilitating the deployment of liquid staking tokens with validators across several networks.
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Tezos ignites DeFi innovation amid surging interest from venture capitalists
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Tezos and Etherlink claim they offer distinct advantages for DeFi development. Etherlink’s emphasis on decentralization and MEV protection further enhances its appeal for DeFi builders.
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PayPal revises protection policies for NFT transactions
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This change marks a shift from PayPal’s previous stance where transactions involving NFTs were covered under both buyer and seller protection programs. The company cited the rapidly evolving digital asset environment as reasons for the policy revision.
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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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Crypto and Digital Assets Summit
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London Blockchain Conference
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