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On January 24, Cynthia Lummis, chair of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Digital Assets, posted on social media: "As we learn of the severity and injustice of Chokepoint 2.0, I will work closely with FDIC Vice Chairperson Travis Hill to end this attack on digital assets."
Notice of the People's Bank of China on the Public Solicitation of Comments on the Administrative Measures for Reporting Cyber Security Incidents in the Business Field of the People's Bank of China (exposure draft).
According to The Block, investment bank TD Cowen released a research report that the new head of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Crypto Task Force, Hester Peirce, will expire in June 2025, which may affect the continuity of the task force. SEC Acting Chairperson Mark Uyeda announced the establishment of the task force the day after Trump's inauguration, with the aim of developing a comprehensive regulatory framework for the crypto industry. Jaret Seiberg, head of TD Cowen's Washington r...
The 119th U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Banking Digital Assets will focus on the following two areas: 1. Promote bipartisan digital asset legislation that promotes responsible innovation and protects consumers, including market structure, stablecoins, and strategic bitcoin reserves. Stringent oversight of federal financial regulators to ensure that they are acting in accordance with the law and that incidents like "Operation Chokepoint 2.0" do not happen again.
Geoff Kendrick, global head of digital asset research at Standard Chartered, said inflows from institutional investors could drive up the price of bitcoin and ethereum, which are expected to reach $200,000 and $10,000, respectively, by the end of 2025. He expects institutional inflows into bitcoin in 2025 to exceed 2024 levels, with new money likely to come from long-term investment funds such as pension funds. At the same time, he pointed out that institutional inflows could dampen the strength...
According to Standard Chartered analysis, the weakening of long momentum in the cryptocurrency market and the possibility of a deeper correction reflect growing frustration with the lack of new policy announcements.
Bank of Communications Hong Kong Branch recently issued a US $300 million unsecured floating rate digital bond with a maturity of three years. This is the first digital native bond of Bank of China, issued using the HSBC Orion digital asset platform and cleared through the Hong Kong Central Securities Depository (CMU). Moody's has given the bond a preliminary A2 rating, equivalent to a traditional bond issue, despite its negative outlook on China's sovereign rating. Moody's believes that the ris...
US Inflation vs. Federal Reserve Rates: Summary of Investment Bank Expectations 2025
Standard Chartered-backed Zodia Custody has partnered with Kiln to expand staking services, and its customers can now access and receive ETH, SOL, DOT, ADA, and BNB staking services.
On January 14, China Merchants Bank announced that the operating income in 2024 was 337.537 billion yuan, down 0.47% year-on-year; the net profit attributable to the shareholders of the bank was 148.391 billion yuan, up 1.22% year-on-year.
Switzerland and Singapore-based crypto bank Sygnum raised $58 million at a valuation of $1 billion. The new capital will be used to expand its product portfolio with a focus on Bitcoin technology, expand its institutional infrastructure, strengthen its compliance team and explore strategic acquisition opportunities. Proceeds will also help Sygnum's European Union expansion plans and build a regulated business in Hong Kong.
"Following the stronger-than-expected jobs report, we revised our outlook for the Fed: we no longer expect any further rate cuts, inflation is above target, risks are skewed to the upside, economic activity is strong and the labor market appears to have stabilized," Bank of America economist Stephen Juneau said in a note on Monday. As recently as September last year, Fed officials hinted that they could cut interest rates by one percentage point this year. They halved that expectation at their D...
Hong Kong has set up a "regulatory incubator" to promote the proper adoption of blockchain technology by banks as the region continues its efforts to become a cryptocurrency hub. On Wednesday, the HKMA (de facto central bank) announced that the incubator is designed to help banks manage the risks associated with experimenting with blockchain or DLT implementations. The HKMA said the incubator will focus on tokenized deposits as the scheme aims to address latent risks as banks shift to production...
Scotiabank economist Derek Holt argues that US President-elect Donald Trump's demand that allies spend 5% of their GDP on defense this month will make the Western Hemisphere less secure, less reliable and more vulnerable. Canada currently spends about 1.25%, or C $40 billion per year. Holt calculates that raising this to 2% of NATO commitments would be equivalent to C $60 billion per year if implemented immediately, even though Canada has committed to 2...
Standard Chartered has been granted a Luxembourg license to launch digital asset custody services in the European Union
