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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 Blockchain sustainability firm Circularise partners GoodFuels, why Hashgraph can be better than blockchain technology and how Bhutan, happiest nation on Earth, introduces National Digital Identity on blockchain.
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Remember to listen to Unchained podcast with Laura Shin, where she dives into the week’s hottest news story, and then gives a rundown of the biggest headlines in the weekly news recap on Fridays.
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We offer a free consultation with access to the blockchain insights. Book your free consultation with us here.
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BIG EXPERTISE
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Harness the power of blockchain with a trusted partner. BIG is transforming financial futures through strategic, compliant, and operational excellence.
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- Proven Expertise: Architected and executed strategies for multiple global entities, seamlessly integrating digital assets and pioneering tokenization.
- Swiss Localization: Successfully onboarded several firms in Switzerland, optimizing their governance and fundraising capacities.
- Strategic Guidance: Elevated numerous projects to success with effective board and corporate structures.
- Tailored Solutions: Designed and deployed tailored products for several industry leaders, ensuring alignment with individual functional needs
- Seamless Integration: Managed end-to-end integrations for numerous service providers, ensuring smooth transitions to live operations.
- Project Mastery: Transformed numerous project concepts into operational successes, consistently meeting and exceeding client expectations.
- Regulatory Partnerships: Forged strong ties with legal specialists, SROs, and FINMA, setting the gold standard in regulatory navigation.
- Compliance Leadership: Rolled out internationally recognized compliance tools and frameworks, guiding best practices in the sector.
- Crypto Assurance: Pioneered innovative methods for cryptocurrency ownership verification, securing assets for multiple global entities.
- Operational Excellence: Spearheaded operational setups for several renowned industry leaders, championing peak performance.
- Cybersecurity Vanguard: Protected clients from numerous potential cyber threats, establishing a reputation for unmatched security.
- Infrastructure Prowess: Revolutionized IT for several firms with state-of-the-art setups and blockchain optimizations.
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Following BIG's successful business development over the last five years with a focus on financial services, implementing various projects related to blockchain and digital assets, we are expanding into new industries and are looking for an experienced industry leader with hands-on experience in business development, project management and technology.
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Blockchain sustainability firm Circularise partners GoodFuels
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Circularise has partnered with transport and marine biofuel firm FincoEnergies on a project involving its GoodFuels brand. GoodFuels will use Circularise software for biofuels supply chain traceability.
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Why Hashgraph can be better than blockchain technology
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Hedera’s Hashgraph is a groundbreaking DLT. It offers several advantages over traditional blockchain systems. While both Hedera Hashgraph and blockchain aim to provide DLT, there are key differences that set them apart.
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Bhutan, happiest nation on Earth, introduces National Digital Identity on blockchain
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The NDI aims to provide Bhutanese citizens with a unified digital identity, allowing them to access various government services and conduct transactions through a single mobile application.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Archax to launch regulated exchange for tokenized assets this year
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Archax, a U.K.-regulated cryptocurrency exchange and crypto custody service, plans to offer an exchange for tokenized assets such as funds and bonds before the end of the year.
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Blockchain technology gains traction in trading regulated assets
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Blockchain technology offers potential solutions to these challenges by providing selected clients access to tokenized assets via their own nodes on the network.
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Inside STM’s TokenizeThis Summit on security tokens
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When it comes to raising capital with security tokens, there are a lot of elements involved in it. Much of the responsibility here rests squarely on the issuer to create that emotional connection between what they're raising capital for and the investment community.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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Cross border CBDC, mBridge and the coming payments fragmentation
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Launching in mid-2024 with a minimum viable product, mBridge involves BIS and the central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE. Some envisage the cross border CBDC project mBridge as one of the platforms that could break Swift’s stranglehold over cross border payments.
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Bank of China Hong Kong explores smart contracts for CBDC payments in new pilot
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BOCHK starts a pilot project to explore the use of smart contracts in the proposed Hong Kong CBDC. The bank will examine smart contract usage in prepaid service contracts through its mobile application, BOC Pay.
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Standard Chartered completes e-HKD offline CBDC trial
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Participants were issued with hypothetical e-HKD, which they could spend at the selected retailers. Based on a gallery of photos, offline payments used (prepaid) smart cards as well the NFC function on smartphones.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Bitcoin doubles for 2023, tops $35,000
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The rally could be fueled in part by investors who were betting against the crypto asset scrambling to cover short positions, in other words, by a short squeeze. Bitcoin is considered a highly volatile asset, and its price fluctuations are unpredictable.
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Solana DeFi protocol Marinade Finance restricts UK access following new FCA rules
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The protocol has around 75,000 users, with the total value of assets of $241 million. This makes it the largest DeFi protocol on Solana, contributing nearly 70% of the total value of assets locked on the blockchain network.
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Navigating the NFT market dip: a shift towards utility
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NFTs serve as digital certificates for artwork, collectibles, and virtual game accessories. They are usually bought and sold online, often using cryptocurrency, and are typically embedded within smart contracts on blockchain platforms.
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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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Laura Shin is a crypto/blockchain journalist and host of the Unchained podcast. 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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