Financial Services


Policy

Chinese Police Bust $296M Illegal Crypto-Based Currency Operation: Report

Police in Panshi City, Jilin arrested six people for running an "underground bank."

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Tech

Tokenization Is Likely to Transform Infrastructure and Financial Markets: Bank of America

Implementation of blockchain technology will accelerate as the opportunity cost of uncaptured efficiencies increases, the report said.

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Policy

UK Lawmakers' Bid to Regulate Crypto as Gambling Could Be a Political Problem, Invites Industry Wrath

The Treasury is still adamant it will regulate digital assets like financial services but its plans will rely on parliamentary support.

The U.K. Parliament. (Paul Silvan/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto-Focused Menai Financial Group Shuttering Market-Making Business in London and Tokyo

The firm said it continues to invest in and expand its asset-management business.

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Finance

Hong Kong Firm With Ties to Bitmain Reorganizes to Focus on Crypto Asset Management and Hedging

Newly named Metalpha has its work cut out for it, hedging an uncertain market for institutional clients.

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Layer 2

Smart Contract Platforms: Past, Present and Future

A brief overview of smart contract platform use cases and the potential for investment.

The Merge went smoothly and ETH held steady. (CoinDesk)

Opinion

Gaming Out DeFi’s Regulated Future

Precedents from radio and music, and ride-sharing, all point to accommodation, not annihilation, and traditional financial service organizations may also benefit from this approach.

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Opinion

Crypto Can Overcome Its Reputation as a Weak Link in Financial Crime. Here's How

Among its efforts, the crypto industry must establish a compliance-focused culture.

The crypto industry should establish a more compliance-driven environment. (Nora Sahinun)

Finance

Crypto Lender Babel Finance Lands Unicorn Status With $80M Series B

The funding round sets the firm's valuation to $2 billion.

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Finance

Financial Services Company DTCC Working With Digital Dollar Project on CBDC Prototype

“Project Lithium” is particularly focused on how a central bank digital currency could benefit the financial services industry.

DTCC's Jennifer Peve, image from CoinDesk archives

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