Tag: cryptocurrencies
Research paper outlines legal authority for bank use of stablecoins
The Clearing House has released a research paper that analyses the legal authority and policy considerations for banks’ engagement in stablecoin-related activities.
EU passes MiCA legislation in crypto regulation breakthrough
The European Union has come one step closer to making crypto regulation a reality after it passed the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) bill.
Crypto lender Moon Mortgage lands $3.5m
Moon Mortgage, a cryptocurrency lending platform, has raised $3.5m in a seed financing round headed by CoinFund and Cadenza Ventures.
Reserve Bank of Australia, DFCRC team on CBDC research project
The Reserve Bank of Australia will collaborate with the Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre on a project exploring use cases for a CBDC in Australia.
Bank of Thailand to initiate CBDC pilot study
The Bank of Thailand has said that it is starting a pilot study of a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC).
Digital asset firm Atato snares $6m in Series A
Atato, a digital asset company, has raised $6m from a Series A funding round headed by AlphaLab Capital and FEBE Ventures.
Jupiter Exchange nets $5m seed funding
Alternative asset exchange Jupiter Exchange has closed a $5m seed funding round headed by White Hilt Capital.
Is the crypto crash a failure of regulation?
The crypto industry has been on a white-knuckle rollercoaster over the last few years. Establishing a market presence back in 2013, the price of Bitcoin rose from just over $10,000 in 2017 to over $61,000 in October 2021. However, the market is now undergoing a crash. Was a failure to regulation to blame?
MAS refuses to rule out further regulatory restrictions on crypto
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has claimed it will not rule out adding further restrictions on retail crypto-traders as well as amending existing legislation.
How will the OECD’s new crypto asset reporting law change the...
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is currently undertaking a public consultation ahead of the introduction of its new Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) legislation. When enacted, how will this legislation change the nature of crypto asset reporting?










