Digital assets
Dutch central bank and regulator call for AML law for crypto assets
But regulations should change to make crypto asset financing easier for small firms – DNB
Esma: some digital assets may qualify as Mifid instruments
If this were true, issuers would be obliged to abide by a slew of other EU rules
Market Synergy: infrastructure ready for banks to trade digital assets
With fast and reliable Fix connectivity, the stage is set for financial institutions to enter the crypto market
Tokenisation: the flipside of the coin
Turning traditional assets into digitally traded data is much harder than it seems
Beyond payments: central bank digital currencies
Issuance of central bank digital currencies, such as Sweden’s proposed e-krona, could facilitate monetary policy beyond zero lower bound
OTCXN partners Prime Trust
Prime Trust will serve as a third-party custodian for trading entities and exchanges using OTCXN technology
Focus shifts to plumbing as crypto markets mature
Panellists at the 14th annual FX Week Asia conference say the institutionalisation of crypto markets is gaining momentum
Strømme launches crypto prop shop
Jan Strømme, former global head of e-FX distribution at XTX Markets, sets up Alphaplate, a cryptocurrency trading firm
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” – researcher
Crypto revolution creeps slowly into institutional space
While cryptocurrencies have taken the retail world by storm, institutional investors stay cautious
Peso volatility pulls millennials to currency trading
Interest is incentivising local and international companies to invest in education initiatives to meet budding demand
Chinese crypto research puts ethereum in first place
Ethereum ranked number one in public blockchains while bitcoin is ranked only 13th
IBM to launch blockchain-based payment solution
Initially available in the Pacific region for KlickEx clients, IBM plans to expands the network across the globe in 2018
Tullett Prebon Information to distribute digital currency data
Market data vending arm of Tullett Prebon signs deal with Brave New Coin to circulate 50 digital currencies, including bitcoin
Wells heads to Digital Asset
Ex-LCH global head of forex joins Blythe Masters' distributed ledger venture