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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 blockchain in 2024 – the year of institutional adoption, why blockchain tokenization will make crypto’s future secure and how new Teranode features to push BSV blockchain’s capabilities beyond the limits.
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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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Blockchain in 2024 – the year of institutional adoption
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Blockchain technology continued its path towards broader use, with more successful central bank digital currency experiments and the launch of prominent commercial bank digital coins.
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Why blockchain tokenization will make crypto’s future secure
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Tokenization could create new markets that trade fractions of high-value assets, adding liquidity and aiding non-accredited investors. For blockchain adoption banks' systems need a communication standard like SWIFT.
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New Teranode features to push BSV blockchain’s capabilities beyond the limits
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The Teranode development team announced new design features that will give a major boost to the network’s efficiency and speed, pushing BSV’s capabilities to a million transactions per second and far beyond.
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REGULATED DIGITAL ASSETS (STO, TRADING, CUSTODY, COMPLIANCE)
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Mapping the regulatory landscape for digital assets
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There were significant advancements in regulatory frameworks governing digital assets. The EU’s introduction of MiCA regulation and the implementation of the DLT Pilot Regime marked crucial milestones.
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The unexpected impact of UK financial promotion regime on the digital asset industry
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The FSMA covers a broad spectrum of financial services, not just digital assets, and the implementation process will be gradual.
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Nayms launches on Ethereum Layer-2 solution Base, offering tokenized alternative risk transfer
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This collaboration aims to provide investors with streamlined access to tokenized (re)insurance opportunities, revolutionizing the insurance industry by leveraging blockchain.
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FINANCIAL SERVICES & CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY (CBDC)
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ECB paper explores potential for CBDC bank runs
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There’s a well known blockchain trilemma – the trade off between security, scalability and decentralization. The authors say that central banks face a different trilemma – between price stability, a socially efficient allocation (interest rates), and financial stability.
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Egypt wants to have a functioning CBDC by 2030
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According to a report, Egypt plans to issue CBDC, the e-pound, by 2030. The CBE will issue this digital currency, which is expected to boost the efficiency of Egypt’s national currency and monetary policy.
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Reshaping Eurozone currencies in the CBDC Era
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As the Eurozone contemplates the digitization of its historical currencies, considerations extend beyond the mere novelty of a digital Spanish Peso, French Franc, Deutche Mark, or even a Portuguese Escudo.
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CRYPTOCURRENCIES, DeFi and NFT
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Bitcoin ETFs win SEC approval, bringing easier access to biggest cryptocurrency
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The green light from SEC follows many years of delays and outright rejections of numerous attempts to launch spot bitcoin ETFs. It also comes a few months after the agency was handed a resounding loss in court.
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Navigating the new Web3 Era: From latest DeFi innovations to spot bitcoin ETFs
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In a landscape where technology reshapes traditional finance, we are witnessing a pivotal change led by web3 and DeFi systems. These innovations are setting the stage for revolutionary investment models.
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Mercedes-Benz unveils in-car virtual assitant with NFT and generative AI capabilities
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This comes at an interesting time as the NFT market has seen a bit of a slump in the last year. Clearly, there is still some demand for it, both within the wider NFT market and among corporate entities.
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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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The World WEB3 Conference
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