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BIG Weekly Newsletter

April 06, 2023
Issue: No 178

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This week read about how Postfinance partners with Sygnum Bank to offer cryptocurrencies, why UBS does intraday cross border repo on blockchain and how European banks launch ‘sustainable’ blockchain platform for digital bonds.

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BLOCKCHAIN HEADLINES

Postfinance partners with Sygnum Bank to offer cryptocurrencies
By leveraging Sygnum’s B2B banking platform, PostFinance will integrate this new offering into its existing infrastructure from the outset.

FINTECHNEWS

UBS does intraday cross border repo on blockchain
UBS executed its first intraday cross border repo trade with a global Asian bank using Broadridge‘s DLR. UBS has been an early adopter of the blockchain solution.

LEDGERINSIGHTS

European banks launch ‘sustainable’ blockchain platform for digital bonds
Two banks from Sweden and France announced the launch of a new digital bond platform built on blockchain technology. The platform will enable institutional clients to issue, trade and settle bonds digitally.

COINTELEGRAPH

Incore Bank wins first bank client for SDX ETH staking
Three partners from the Swiss financial sector are offering new services in the field of Ethereum staking. lncore Bank can now offer Ethereum staking services fully compliant with KYC and AML regulations.

FINEWS

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

VP Bank Partners with Metaco on Digital Asset Custody
This allows VP Bank to expand its digital asset custody and tokenization services, being able to minting, burning and storage of tokens.

FINTECHNEWS

      INX security token platform gets its first token from a public company, Greenbriar
      The new token represents shares of Greenbriar Capital, which is traded in non-token form on the U.S. over-the-counter (OTC) market under the ticker symbol GEBRF and on the Toronto Stock Exchange as GRB.

      COINTELEGRAPH

          Tokenization bringing blockchain closer to breakthrough
          In parallel with the tokenization of securities, the study says within trade finance up to $1 trillion in volume could be transacted on the blockchain by 2030.

          FINEWS

              FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)

              Switzerland planning stablecoin and live wholesale CBDC pilots
              The planned wholesale CBDC pilot is the latest iteration of Project Helvetia. This involves SDX, the Swiss regulated DLT-based exchange and CSD and in the second iteration, five banks participated: Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Hypothekarbank Lenzburg and UBS.

              LEDGERINSIGHTS

              310,000 Private Digital Yuan Wallets Opened in China’s Nanjing Since 2022 – Is the CBDC Taking Off?
              The Nanjing Branch would join forces with the city’s financial authorities to establish digital yuan adoption program.

              CRYPTONEWS

              Digital pound CBDC won’t be programmable to avoid government control perceptions
              The digital pound would not be programmable at its core but programmability can still be implemented by the private sector. A two-tier model with a private sector layer in the middle could build on the BofE’s infrastructure.

              LEDGERINSIGHTS

              CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT

              Dogecoin skyrockets after Musk randomly changes Twitter icon to Dogecoin
              As the hype around the news mount, approximately $1.7 billion has been pumped into Dogecoin’s market capitalization in an extremely short period of time pushing the meme coin’s market cap to reach $12.76 billion.

              FINBOLD

              Granary Finance gets $5M Funding from DeFi community
              Granary was developed as a DeFi lending alternative to conventional and centralized crypto lenders. Granary’s LGE features vesting periods ranging from instant liquidity up to 20 quarters.

              BLOCKWORKS

              Now you can store your NFTs on MetaMask
              MetaMask, the market leader in software non-custodial crypto wallets, announced the latest update incorporating an NFT tab on April 5. This will allow users to access respective NFTs within wallets easily.

              BEINCRYPTO

              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

              Swiss Digital Asset Market Report 2022
              The report helps better understand the thriving digital asset space by assembling the most important facts and figures.

              HOMEOFBLOCKCHIAN

              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

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