TradFi


Policy

DLT Securities Rules Are Here to Stay, EU Official Says

New European laws took effect in April, but fears over its limited scale may have inhibited take-up.

L-R: Bank of America's Christopher Wallace, Teunis Brosens of ING, the European Commission's Ivan Keller, the Bank of England's Sasha Mills and Marina Reason of Herbert Smith Freehills (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

Markets

Tokenized RWAs Could Grow to a $10T Market by 2030 as Crypto Converges to TradFi: Report

Digital dollars, also known as stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar, represent the "first successful tokenization implementation," 21.co analysts said.

Crypto adoption is in a "turning point" as it converges to the existing financial system (21.co)

Policy

Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says

The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said

The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland (Fred Romero/Flickr)

Markets

DeFi Is Losing the Race to Become the Future of Finance

Money market funds are offering more than 5% annual returns, Ethereum stakers meanwhile get just 3.3%.

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Videos

Sergey Nazarov on What’s Next for Chainlink, Future of Tokenizing Real World Assets

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov spoke to CoinDesk managing editor Aoyon Ashraf during the Sibos 2023 conference in Toronto, Canada. The wide-ranging interview covers Nazarov’s thoughts on cross-chain interoperability protocol (CCIP), TradFi partnerships and tokenizing real world assets. Travis Detweiler from OPUS filmed this interview.

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Markets

A Bitcoin ETF Has Golden Parallels From History

Gold ETFs dramatically shook up markets. A spot bitcoin ETF could do the same.

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Opinion

What's Wrong With PayPal's Stablecoin?

If PYUSD is to gain true and lasting traction, the newly minted stablecoin issuer needs to address certain centralization concerns, Kima Chief Technology Officer Guy Vider writes.

The ability to transfer all PYUSD user funds into PayPal may leave crypto natives hesitant to adopt the stablecoin. Oliver Buchmann/Unsplash)

Finance

Traditional Finance Exchanges Divided on Crypto Services: Survey

A World Federation of Exchanges survey found 41% of respondents already offer crypto-related products or services, with a further 24% planning to offer them in the future.

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CoinDesk Indices

A Guide to TradFi Blockchain Adoption

As financial institutions look to come on-chain, total value locked, or TVL, is anticipated to be the leading indicator of where adoption will occur.

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Finance

Decentralized Insurance Alternative Nexus Mutual Provides Cover to UK Shopkeepers

A partnership with InShare sees Nexus adding some of its $274 million on-chain capacity to The Retail Mutual insurer comprising over 5,000 shopkeepers and small retail businesses.

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