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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 Shanghai plans blockchain infrastructure hub to link with Hong Kong, Singapore by 2025, why researchers develop blockchain verification service for cultural artifacts, and how blockchain can revolutionize healthcare records access and security.
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Shanghai plans blockchain infrastructure hub to link with Hong Kong, Singapore by 2025
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The Shanghai plan includes building a blockchain network and dedicated computing power clusters that support the city’s blockchain ambitions in managing local government affairs, public services, and real-world economy applications.
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Researchers develop blockchain verification service for cultural artifacts
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The team behind Salsal hopes to address some of these concerns by creating what’s essentially a protocol for identifying, grading and recording information about specific artifacts using a suite of technology tools.
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How blockchain can revolutionize healthcare records access and security
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Healthcare consumers have little control over their personal medical records, often distributed across many fragmented systems and offices in our decentralized healthcare infrastructure.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Best UK regulated crypto exchanges
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The FCA regulates the following crypto exchanges, offering UK residents a safe and secure platform to trade digital currencies. These platforms have been selected based on several factors, including their regulatory status, range of supported assets, user experience, fees, and more.
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Nomura’s Laser Digital secures Dubai’s virtual asset license, outpacing Binance in full approval
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Dubai’s VARA has issued a full operating license to Laser Digital Middle East FZE, Nomura’s Dubai-based digital asset subsidiary. This milestone represents the Japanese financial holding firm’s growing ambition.
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Landmark crypto legislation defines SEC, CFTC jurisdiction on digital assets, commodities
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Defines a digital commodity as a digital asset owned by an individual, not the issuer, after the related blockchain system is fully functional, decentralized, or acquired via a ‘digital commodity’ exchange.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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CBDC: gateway to state control or monetary innovation?
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Digital currencies backed by central banks, or CBDCs, could completely change how we use money. They could make payments quicker, less costly, and more effective.
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South Korea to pilot CBDC in one of these three cities, not Seoul
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The bank plans to select one of the aforementioned regions, along with experimenting with payments and distribution at a public level and securing franchises that can accept payments via CBDC.
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Banque de France outlines 3 potential models for wholesale CBDC in new report
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To successfully launch wholesale CBDCs, the Banque de France offered three models for their issuance. Under this model, tokenized assets do not need to leave their native distributed ledger to change ownership.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Coinbase says SEC did not recommend delisting cryptocurrencies prior to lawsuit
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SEC did not ask Coinbase to delist any specific assets before it sued the exchange according to new statements from the exchange and the regulator.
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How DeFi protocols are building more granular and extensible capabilities
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DeFi has emerged as a fundamental financial backbone of the digital assets space and as a parallel ecosystem to traditional financial markets. The space keeps evolving, creating new experiences and uses for participants.
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Congress quizzes Apple re its approach to NFTs, blockchain
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While most of the letter was a set of questions for Apple about its app store approval process, it opened with examples of restrictions on NFTs experienced by Coinbase and Axie Infinity.
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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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Swiss Digital Asset Custody Report 2023
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The safekeeping of financial assets is a global strength of Switzerland’s banking industry.
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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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