Blockchain
35 Asian Nations Are Developing CBDCs – Here’s Where They Stand
Economies worldwide are increasingly considering the viability of a digitised national currency, most commonly referred to now as a Central Bank Digital Currency, or CBDC. Eleven countries have already launched their CBDCs, but none in Asia yet. There are currently 35
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Applications Are Now Open for the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Challenge 2022
The Singapore Blockchain Innovation Programme (SBIP) has announced the launch of the Singapore Blockchain Innovation Challenge 2022 hackathon. SBIP is an initiative funded by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and supported by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Enterprise Singapore (ESG),
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DBS Completes Intraday Repo Transaction on J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain-Based Network
DBS announced that it had become the first bank in Asia to complete an intraday repurchase transaction on J.P. Morgan’s blockchain based network, Onyx Digital Assets. The network supports instant settlements and maturity of the transactions within hours instead of the
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Here Are All The Licensed Crypto Services Providers in Singapore
On January 14, 2019, the Singapore Parliament passed its comprehensive Payment Services Act (PS Act), replacing the former Payment Systems Oversight Act and Money-Changing and Remittance Businesses Act to broaden the scope of regulated payment activities to include emerging trends
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VC Plus Gets In-Principle Approval to Provide Custodial Services for Digital Assets
Investment firm VC Plus announced that its subsidiary Custody Plus has received in-principle approval for a Capital Markets Services (CMS) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This allows Custody Plus to provide custodial services for capital market products,
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ADDX Sells Stake in Taiwan’s Web 3.0 Infrastructure Platform CYBAVO to Circle
Global private market exchange ADDX has sold its stake in Taiwanese Web 3.0 infrastructure platform CYBAVO to Circle, a global financial technology firm and issuer of USD Coin (USDC). ADDX was a pre-Series A investor in CYBAVO and held a
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R3 Teams up With ADB to Explore Use of Blockchain in Sustainability, Digital Assets
Global enterprise software firm R3 has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to explore the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in driving digital transformation. The partnership involves a proof-of-concept (POC) project aimed at establishing a cross-border multi-currency securities
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ADDX Extends Pre-series B Round With US$20 Million Raise Led by Korea’s KB Securities
Global private market exchange ADDX announced that it has raised approximately US$20 million in an upsized Pre-Series B round led by KB Securities, a subsidiary of Korea’s KB Financial Group (KBFG). The round kicked off in May 2022 when ADDX
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New York Fed Reserve Partners With MAS to Explore Wholesale CBDCs
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s New York Innovation Center (NYIC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced a joint experiment to investigate how wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs) could improve the efficiency of cross-border wholesale payments
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Monetising in the Metaverse: Distant Possibility or Reality?
In the virtual world of the metaverse, people don’t just visit – they inhabit. It’s a place where they can be whoever they want to be and do whatever they want. The term ‘metaverse’ was first coined in a book
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