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This periodic update is to provide a summary of the latest regulatory and industry-wide market developments with respect to crypto-assets and central bank digital currencies.
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Key developments as of December 2024:
Regulatory space
- G20 crypto-asset policy implementation roadmap: progress and challenges
- BIS: Project mBridge reaches viable product stage and handed over to central banks
- IMF: CBDC data use and privacy protection
- IMF: Cyber resilience of the CBDC ecosystem
- Qatar launched the QFC Digital Assets Framework
- Abu Dhabi: Consultation paper on issuance of fiat referenced tokens
- Private sector partners join Project Agora
- BCAP: New rule restricting broadcast ads for qualifying crypto-assets
- HKMA commences phase 2 of e-HKD pilot program and expands Project e-HKD to explore new forms of digital money
- Brazilian Central Bank announces projects selected for phase 2 of Drex pilot testing
- UAE exempts crypto transactions from value added tax
- UK introduces bill to clarify crypto's legal status
- FCA reports increase in crypto ownership and outlines regulatory plans
- BIS releases working paper on decentralized dealers
- FSB report highlights financial stability implications of tokenization
Markets
- Goldman Sachs plans to spin out its digital assets platform
- UBS Asset Management launches tokenized money market fund
- BlackRock highlights bitcoin’s unique qualities as approved IBIT options may solidify Its risk-off status
- Australia's RBA to prioritize wholesale CBDC work over retail
- SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year
- PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, holding and selling for US merchants
- India tops Chainalysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index for second consecutive year
- Paxos launches Global Dollar (USDG) to boost stablecoin adoption
- OKX partners with Standard Chartered for institutional crypto custody
- Coinbase expands business payment options with PayPal USD stablecoin
Decentralized Finance
- JPMorgan to launch instant FX settlement with Kinexys
- UK Finance announces success of Regulated Liability Network experimentation phase
- ANZ to launch Chainlink private transactions protocol to enhance RWA
- Archax and Ripple collaborate to tokenize abrdn money market fund on XRP Ledger
- Bitcoin project BOB outlines blockchain dominance over DeFi
- Gold enters ‘Digital Gold’ realm as bitcoin introduces tokenized version of the metal
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