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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 Solana’s co-founder sees potential for its blockchain to be the ‘Apple of crypto’, why ONE joins GSBN shipping blockchain and how Samsung Blockchain Wallet app gets UX improvements through new update.
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Solana’s co-founder sees potential for its blockchain to be the ‘Apple of crypto’
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Solana, a layer-1 blockchain, is one of the biggest chains that developers are building on. Excluding stablecoins, Solana is the eighth largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization at around $7.6 billion.
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ONE joins GSBN shipping blockchain
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Rhe Global Shipping Business Network announced that Ocean Network Express is the latest container carrier to join the blockchain network. The news is a boost for logistics blockchains following the demise of IBM and Maersk’s TradeLens initiative last year.
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Samsung Blockchain Wallet app gets UX improvements through new update
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The latest Samsung Blockchain Wallet is one of the first-party apps Samsung distributes exclusively through the company’s store and isn’t available on the Google Play Store.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Norway wants to tighten rules on digital currency despite solid local regulations
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The financial infrastructure in Norway is considered very secure and efficient in the world, but regulators are keen on seizing the initiative to bolster the existing framework.
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Crypto industry report Identifies barriers, potential solutions in global digital asset regulation
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Regulators and industry players should consider alternative regulatory ways to regulate the digital asset ecosystem.
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Red Swan CRE builds its token studio on Hedera
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Through this new platform, users will be able to participate in creating and investing in digital security tokenized assets.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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Bank of Japan CBDC results highlight token-based CBDCs
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The most interesting aspects of its work are the comparison between account-based and token-based CBDC, how to manage holding limits if a user has more than one account.
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UAE central bank issues new anti-money laundering guidance for cryptocurrencies
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The new guideline addresses the risks that may incurred when interacting with virtual assets and the service providers for those assets. Risks include due diligence requirements for licensed financial institutions when interacting with virtual asset consumers.
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India to expand CBDC pilot with under $1 million currently in circulation
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The consumer-focused eRupee pilot started with four banks, which expanded to eight, and another five banks are in the process of joining. Some of the locations are Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar and more.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Bitcoin to make historical golden cross; Here’s what it means
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Bitcoin is nearing the first golden cross between the moving averages (MA) on 20 observed time periods and that of the 200 periods, which has never occurred in its history, according to the observations by the cryptocurrency market analyst Moustache.
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The future of DeFi is ReFi
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The constantly evolving ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a groundbreaking and experimental alternative to traditional finance (TradFi), demonstrating immense potential while simultaneously facing a myriad of challenges.
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SAP readies its NFT Launchpad
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it’s not hugely surprising that SAP is working on an NFT management solution, NFT Launchpad, which is currently in the alpha release stage.
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RECOMMENDED INDUSTRY REPORTS AND BOOKS
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2023 State of Crypto Report:
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Introducing the State of Crypto Index
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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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