- Cryptoassets regulation in Africa: RegTech and SupTech considerations
Report · 1 January 2020
This Paper examines cryptoassets transactions in Africa. It considers the case for their regulation and the challenges of regulating them. It assesses South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya – three…
- MAS Launches BLOOM Initiative to Extend Settlement Capabilities
News · 16 October 2025
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced a new initiative – BLOOM (Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency), to extend settlement capabilities offered by financial…
- Public Consultation on the UAE’s implementation of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”)
RFP · 10 October 2025
Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) launched public consultation regarding the implementation of the CryptoAsset Reporting Framework (“CARF”), a new global standard for the automatic…
- SupTech: Automated Governance of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and Token Sales on Blockchain Networks
Solution Documentation · 1 January 2018
This solution documentation describes a suptech platform designed to automate the governance and oversight of initial coin offerings (ICOs) and token sales on blockchain networks. The solution uses…
- The US Treasury seeks industry input on innovative tools to combat digital asset crime
RFP · 18 August 2025
The US Department of the Treasury has issued a public consultation under the GENIUS Act, seeking feedback on innovative methods for detecting illicit activity involving digital assets. The request…
- United States president Donald Trump signs federal stablecoin regulation into law following congressional approval
News · 21 July 2025
The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for US Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) was passed by the House of Representatives 308 to 122 during "Crypto Week" on 17 July after Senate approval last…
- US releases crypto policy roadmap to reclaim global leadership
News · 30 July 2025
The President's Working Group on Digital Asset Markets has released a comprehensive report outlining recommendations to make America the "crypto capital of the world," including legislative proposals…
- SFC revolutionizes money laundering risk supervision with Artificial Intelligence
News · 3 October 2025
The SFC announced a major milestone in financial supervision with the launch of an AI-based SupTech tool that automatically evaluates the design of financial institutions’ anti-money-laundering and…
- Regulating Fintech in Canada and the United States: Comparison, Challenges and Opportunities
5 January 2019
This article compares the regulatory frameworks, challenges and opportunities in financial technology ("fintech") in Canada and the United States. Here fintech is explored as a post global financial…
- The Influence Of Financial Technology On Consumer Behavior And Retail Business Compiled to Fulfill the Introductory Business Course as a Substitute for UTS
20 June 2025
The development of financial technology (fintech) has brought significant changes in the world of economics, especially in consumer behavior and retail businesses. Financial technology includes…
- The Regulation of Cryptocurrency in China
25 April 2023
The essence of blockchain is distributed ledger technology (DLT) that is disintermediated, unchangeable, and decentralized. As an application of blockchain technology, cryptocurrency has impacted the…
- Embedded Supervision: How to Build Regulation into Blockchain Finance
Report · 27 November 2019
The spread of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in finance could help to improve the efficiency and quality of supervision. This paper makes the case for embedded supervision, i.e., a regulatory…
- Global Crypto and Digital Asset Regulations: African Focus and Worldwide Outlook (2025)
Report · 12 October 2025
This report provides a comprehensive examination of cryptocurrency and digital asset regulation across more than 130 jurisdictions, with a dedicated focus on Africa’s policy evolution in comparison…
- An In-Depth Analysis of Cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies Under Nigeria's Investments and Securities Act 2025
Report · 20 July 2025
This article examines the evolving landscape of digital assets in Nigeria. It focuses on private cryptocurrencies and the state-issued Central Bank Digital Currency (that is, the eNaira), within the…
- Protection of Portfolios and Financial Consumers from Cryptoasset Frauds
5 May 2025
This chapter introduces the fundamentals of portfolio and financial consumer protection from frauds in the cryptoasset space. Cryptoassets pose new risks to portfolios and financial consumers…
- FCA seeks further views on stablecoins and crypto custody
News · 27 May 2025
In this 2025 announcement, the FCA outlines a foundational regulatory framework for stablecoins and crypto custody, marking a critical step in bringing the UK’s digital asset sector into the…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 5 March 2020
In this 2020 address at NYU School of Law, Therese Chambers, the FCA’s Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, outlines the UK’s approach to bringing the "radical" and "libertarian" world…
- Nikhil Rathi – APM opening remarks 2022
Speech · 11 October 2022
In his 2022 opening remarks, Nikhil Rathi describes an era of "once-in-100-year events" occurring every few months, requiring the FCA to be an assertive and agile regulator. He details the agency’s…
- Joint statement from UK financial regulatory authorities on sanctions and the cryptoasset sector
Report · 11 March 2022
In March 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine, UK financial regulators issued a joint statement clarifying that cryptoassets are subject to the same sanctions regulations as traditional assets.…
- Fighting financial crime – the force multiplier effect
Speech · 6 September 2022
In a significant 2022 address at the Financial Crime Summit, Sarah Pritchard, the FCA’s Executive Director of Markets, outlined a strategic "force multiplier" approach to combating the evolving…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 6 March 2020
In her 2020 speech at NYU Law, Therese Chambers addresses the complex intersection of cryptoassets and financial regulation, noting that while these assets were born from a "cypherpunk" ideology…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 6 March 2020
In this 2020 speech, Therese Chambers, the FCA’s Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, addresses the unique challenges posed by cryptoassets (such as Bitcoin and Ethereum) in the context…
- FCA updates position on cryptoasset Exchange Traded Notes for professional investors
News · 11 March 2024
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) lifts restrictions on cryptoasset Exchange Traded Notes for professional investors. The FCA will not object to requests from Recognised Investment…
- Global regulators urge tech upgrades to match crypto oversight
Event · 28 February 2025
Panellists at the Central Banking Spring Meetings held in Cape Town on February 26th highlighted the critical need for central banks to develop technological capabilities to effectively regulate and…
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