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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 in finance is transforming the future of banking, why blockchain meets planetary health in exploring web3's potential for environmental challenges and how Etherscan acquires Solana blockchain explorer Solscan.
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Happy New Year! Wishing you blessings & prosperity in 2024. May this year be filled with joy, peace and harmony!
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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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Blockchain in finance:transforming the future of banking
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Blockchain technology has emerged as a revolutionary force in the financial industry, poised to reshape traditional banking practices and usher in a new era of efficiency, security, and transparency.
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Blockchain meets planetary health: exploring web3's potential in environmental challenges
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Planetary health focuses on the association between climate change and human health. Recently, blockchain (web3) technologies have been used by many studies to assess planetary health.
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Etherscan acquires Solana blockchain explorer Solscan
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Etherscan is charting a course for the future, detailing essential goals in the wake of the recent purchase. This involves providing impartial and fair access to blockchain data.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Unlocking the potential of regulated digital assets
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As the regulatory frameworks for the tokenisation of securities continue to evolve, market participants need to get to grips with the requirements of new asset classes and new ways of managing existing asset classes.
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Bahamas’ Securities Commission unveils new bill to regulate digital assets
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The bill’s primary objective is the modernization of the existing framework, aligning it seamlessly with international standards and best practices.
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From ban to regulations, India’s digital asset-blockchain story has come a long way
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India's government officials, including the country’s prime minister and finance minister, stated that a global regulatory framework needs to be put in place.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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HSBC to advance digital currency and CBDC pilots in Hong Kong
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Regulatory bodies like the Securities and Futures Commission and the HKMA have expressed their readiness to accept applications for authorizing funds with cryptocurrency exposure.
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Norway’s fifth round of CBDC trials focuses on wholesale aspects
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Norges Bank has announced the completion of its fourth round of central bank digital currency studies. Still, recent results have dampened the enthusiasm for a retail CBDC.
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India to launch wholesale CBDC in January 2024
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The Reserve Bank of India plans to launch a wholesale central bank digital currency (wholesale CBDC) in January 2024. The digital rupee report from the Financial Express cites un-named sources at a bank
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Crypto in 2024: New projects to watch this year
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Crypto in 2024 is set for a sensational year. Cryptocurrency bears have gone back into hibernation. With the Bitcoin halving rapidly approaching and spot Bitcoin ETFs on Wall St’s doorstep, the Bulls anticipate a glorious charge throughout the year ahead.
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Looking ahead: What will the DeFi evolution look like in 2024
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The primary missing piece in DeFi is what it’s sought to avoid: regulation. The UK and EU have made several steps towards creating an innovative digital economy by building out the digital assets regulatory regime.
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Early Mickey Mouse version becomes top NFT on OpenSea after copyright expires
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An earlier version of Walt Disney Company’s Mickey Mouse mascot has become the number one trending nonfungible token (NFT) at the OpenSea marketplace after it entered the public domain for the first time.
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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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Crypto Finance Conference 2024
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