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SEC Stalls XRP ETF Decisions, Leaving Investors in Limbo

21/05/2025 No Comments

Last week there was hope that XRP’s price would finally take off. News of the release of funds by the SEC helped increase confidence in …

Alpine Tech Forum Spotlights DLT Pioneers

05/05/2025 No Comments

It’s the day before the Point Zero Forum officially starts and Zurich is gearing up ...

Fed Clears Path for Bank Crypto and Token Innovation

25/04/2025 No Comments

Yesterday the Federal Reserve Board announced the withdrawal of guidance for banks related to their ...

Crypto Disruptors Meet at Point Zero Forum 2025

22/04/2025 No Comments

It first took place in 2022; the Point Zero Forum is now on its third ...

Binance alleged to have collected biometric data unlawfully in US

December 1, 2021

Binance is facing a class action lawsuit in Illinois, which alleges that the world’s largest cryptoexchange has unlawfully collected its users’ biometric data.

Capital Markets Digital Assets News Regulator USA

Why you should sell your Coinbase stock

November 29, 2021

Coinbase have had lower than anticipated sales and marketing expenses in Q3, the report continues. They anticipate that sales and marketing expenses will be approximately 10% of net revenue for full-year 2021. Compared to what the firm spends on technology and development, marketing is less than 7% of that amount today, let alone of the net revenue.

Banking Europe Fintech Regulator

As fintech gets hot, is central banking becoming cool?

May 4, 2021

The BIS Innovation Hub’s geographic footprint is growing to include centres in London, Toronto, Stockholm, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as a strategic partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking Regulator

Why are Banks spending so Much on Tech?

April 19, 2021

“‘Operational resilience’ is the ability of firms and the financial system as a whole to absorb and adapt to shocks, rather than contribute to them… Extending beyond business continuity and disaster recovery, firms must have plans in place to deliver essential services, no matter what the cause of the disruption.”

Digital Assets Regulator

Coinbase’s Listing on Nasdaq signals Crypto adoption

March 22, 2021

A majority of our net revenue is derived from transactions in Bitcoin and Ethereum. If demand for these crypto assets declines and is not replaced by new crypto asset demand, our business, operating results, and financial condition could be adversely affected.

AML / KYC Banking Regulator

NatWest’s Unwelcome Surprise for the City of London

March 16, 2021

The FCA alleges that increasingly large cash deposits were made into the customer’s accounts. It is alleged that around £365 million was paid into the customer’s accounts, of which around £264 million was in cash.

News Regulator

How much disruption has Lex Greensill caused Credit Suisse?

March 15, 2021

The $10 billion or so of assets that Greensill sourced for the bank’s clients is not a substantial amount of exposure, but it is still a problem Credit Suisse could do without.

Capital Markets Regulator USA

Disruption or Democratisation? Can Elizabeth Warren help “democratize finance”?

March 10, 2021

Warren’s critique of Robinhood and Citadel Securities is not a unique issue, but is a forebearer of things to come during the pro-regulation Biden administration.

Press Release Regulator

IOSCO Reviews Implementation of Liquidity Risk Management Recommendations and Market Participants´ Responses to COVID-19 Induced Market Stresses

March 5, 2021

Alongside the Thematic Review, IOSCO and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) are currently conducting a joint analysis of the availability, use and impact of liquidity risk management tools for open-ended funds (OEFs).

Digital Assets Regulator

Crypto – popular in the US, Russia, Nigeria and a few other countries

March 2, 2021

“Bitcoin is like the first plane built by the Wright Brothers. They built it using human intuition and imitation of birds, long before fluid dynamics were formulated. Bitcoin was built by Satoshi using intuition and heuristics, and he didn’t start with a theoretical framework as the foundation.”

Banking Regulator

How can banks better address ALM in 2021?

February 22, 2021

Just this month the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published a consultation paper on the implementation of Basel III standards. The PRA are seeking to enhance bank’s regulatory obligations regarding minimum capital ratios and liquid asset holdings.

Europe Regulator

Italian and German Banking Associations submit proposals to support European economic recovery

February 16, 2021

ABI and GBIC note that the current regulatory approach to non-performing exposures was developed under completely different circumstances and should, therefore, be reconsidered in light of the pandemic emergency.

Fintech Regulator

Smoooth Dogg’s Klarna on the radar for the FCA

February 2, 2021

‘The use of BNPL products nearly quadrupled in 2020 and is now £2.7 billion, with 5 million people using these products since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.’

Regulator USA

Blue Waves and the Regulator, Biden’s first picks

January 20, 2021

“Today, I voted to sue Facebook for illegal monopolization. The lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission and 48 AGs allege that Facebook bought or buried competitive threats.Our complaints seek all relief necessary to remedy the harm, including breaking up the company.”

Digital Assets Regulator

Bitcoin Never Sleeps, can the Regulators and Investors afford to?

January 12, 2021

This time the peak came on the 8th of January, and perhaps the FCA might have released a statement a few days before the peak, rather than on the Monday morning following the peak.

Regulator

Regulators set their sights on the Securities Markets in 2021

November 24, 2020

Ashley Alder, Chair of the IOSCO Board, said: “Though the Annual Meeting was virtual this year, members made tremendous progress in addressing the emerging risks arising from the COVID 19 pandemic and other critical matters such as climate change and financial stability issues. IOSCO has proven it can respond quickly and effectively to events that could harm investors and undermine market integrity.”

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