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Intangible Market Trading: Digital Coins
Blockchain/Bitcoin Trading

Intangible Market Trading: Digital Coins

Let’s take a look at cryptos and get a mid-September report as we are getting ready to close out 2020’s Q3.   Bitcoin Many of us expected BTC to be holding stable above the 12K mark at this point in

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Thailand’s Central Bank Issues Government Bonds on Blockchain
Blockchain/Bitcoin Thailand

Thailand’s Central Bank Issues Government Bonds on Blockchain

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) launched a new platform to issue government savings bond using blockchain technology with its DLT Scripless Bond Project. It is said that fifty billion Baht (approximately US$1.6 billion) of government savings bonds have been sold

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Mastercard Launches Central Bank Digital Currencies Testing Platform
Blockchain/Bitcoin

Mastercard Launches Central Bank Digital Currencies Testing Platform

Mastercard announced a proprietary virtual testing environment for central banks to evaluate Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) use cases. The platform enables the simulation of issuance, distribution and exchange of CBDCs between banks, financial service providers and consumers. As every

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Banks View Digitising Trade Finance as a Top Priority
Blockchain/Bitcoin Trade Finance

Banks View Digitising Trade Finance as a Top Priority

Around the world, banks are reconsidering their trade finance business model, viewing digitalization as one of the most important trends that will shape the industry in the coming years, according to a new survey. The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

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SGX Completes First Digital Bond with Temasek and HSBC using Smart Contracts
Blockchain/Bitcoin

SGX Completes First Digital Bond with Temasek and HSBC using Smart Contracts

Singapore Exchange (SGX), working together with HSBC Singapore and Temasek, has completed its first digital bond issuance on SGX’s digital asset issuance, depository and servicing platform, successfully replicating a S$400 million 5.5-year public bond issue and a follow-on S$100 million

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DBS’ Report: Asia at the Forefront of the Digital Currency, Payments Revolution
Blockchain/Bitcoin Mobile Payments

DBS’ Report: Asia at the Forefront of the Digital Currency, Payments Revolution

Asia is the largest market for digital payments and will maintain its leading position with an estimated 16% compounded annual growth (CAGR) rate through the first half of this decade, according to a new report by Singapore’s DBS Bank. In

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Singapore’s BondEvalue Launches Blockchain-Based Bond Exchange
Blockchain/Bitcoin

Singapore’s BondEvalue Launches Blockchain-Based Bond Exchange

Singapore fintech BondEvalue has launched the BondbloX Bond Exchange (BBX), a blockchain-based exchange that makes possible fractional ownership of bonds by allowing them to be traded in smaller denominations of US$1,000. The company said that this paves the way for

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Philippines Central Bank Joins Digital Currency Race
Blockchain/Bitcoin Philippines

Philippines Central Bank Joins Digital Currency Race

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has created a committee to look at the feasibility and policy implications of issuing its own digital currency, governor Benjamin E. Diokno said on July 29. “We have to first look

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Asia’s Crypto Derivatives Market Overview and Infographic 2020
Blockchain/Bitcoin Top Picks

Asia’s Crypto Derivatives Market Overview and Infographic 2020

2020 has seen a major surge in product offerings catering to sophisticated and institutional investors in the crypto space. Exchanges around the world have recognised the importance of services such as institutional-grade custody, research & data analytics, prime brokerage and

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Standard Chartered Enters Crypto Custody Business, Targets Year End Pilot Launch
Blockchain/Bitcoin

Standard Chartered Enters Crypto Custody Business, Targets Year End Pilot Launch

Standard Chartered is the latest bank to get into the crypto custody business, unveiled earlier this month that its innovation, ventures and fintech investments unit, SC Ventures, has been working on a solution for the institutional market that would support

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