Regulatory Updates

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) will reportedly launch a pilot program of a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on the SIX digital...

Bitcoin experienced a surge of about 25% to reach a high not seen in over a year on 23 June, hitting $31,458. The rise of Bitcoin price has been...

Amid rising global regulatory scrutiny, Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was instructed by Belgium's Financial Services and...

Crypto.com, the Singapore-based crypto exchange, has reportedly gained a virtual asset service provider registration from the Spain’s central bank....

Melanion Capital, a French investment firm, has reportedly launched the Bitcoin Equities ETF on the Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange. This new fund...

The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA), a self-regulated body of crypto exchanges in the country, is calling for a...

Credit Agricole and Santander’s asset servicing branch CACEIS has reportedly registered with the French market’s regulator AMF as a Digital Asset...

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a white paper proposing a common protocol with conditions for the use of digital money...

Bank of China became the first Chinese financial institution to issue a tokenised security in Hong Kong. BOCI - Bank of China's offshore invest bank...

The European Union (EU) has signed the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) bill into law following final approval from finance ministers. The framework...

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced the commencement of the first round of its e-HKD Pilot Programme in which 16 firms from the...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a comprehensive handbook exploring how CBDCs could work for offline payments. Titled...