Digital Assets
In a digital-first age, understand how robust regulatory oversight ensures that digital assets do not become tools for fraud, money laundering or market manipulation.
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Operational Resilience
Undercover North Korean IT workers may be driving crypto thefts
Blockchain analysts have warned that North Korean information technology (IT) workers unwittingly employed by crypto asset service providers (CASPs) globally...
UK Regulation
Consumer Duty not FSCS will ‘protectʼ retail investors in crypto ETNs, says FCA
Crypto exchange traded notes (cETNs) will not be covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), according to a...
Digital Assets
Digital assets lending rebounds, stablecoin legislation could grow market
Peer-to-peer lending in digital assets has rebounded, and the global emergence of stablecoin legislation could spur broaden product offerings. After...
Compliance
Regulators leave gaps in crypto ‘Travel Ruleʼ implementation
Global regulators are leaving “considerable gaps” in implementing the so-called Travel Rule in the cryptocurrency sector, according to a report...
Financial Crime
North Korean hackers’ crypto expertise allows them to steal and launder in plain sight
Forget about crypto evangelists waxing lyrical about web3 and digital assets — North Korean hackers just might be the world’s...
Digital Assets
Banking giants use legislative tailwind to roll out crypto projects
Major banks are rolling out stablecoin and other cryptocurrency projects, riding a “legislative tailwind” in the US and Hong Kong....
Digital Assets
Bank of England weighs options on digital currency
The Bank of England (BoE) is now facing a pivotal choice on digital currency between supporting tokenised deposits, continuing the...
Europe, Middle East, Africa
UAE overtakes UK to clinch second spot in fintech H1 2025 fundraising rankings
Binance’s $2 billion March fund raising has lifted the United Arab Emirates (UAE) into second place in the fintech investment...
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