FCA releases supplementary guidance on UK crypto asset promotion rules

BlackRock is causing trouble again, this time launching an on-chain fund

BlackRock has officially launched its tokenized asset fund on the Ethereum network and made a strategic investment in asset tokenization company Securitize.

2024 RWA Report – The Rise of Real-World Cryptoassets

Highlights from this report include: Tokenized Treasury products grew 641% in 2023 and are now worth over $861 million; Private credit demand is concentrated in the automotive sector, accounting for 42% of all loans.

BlastLaunch Airdrop Guidance

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Guidance on Digital Asset Custody Services and Tokenized Product Activities

On February 20, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued two currently effective regulatory guidance notices on digital assets and tokenized products, titled "Provision of Digital Asset Custody Services" and "Sales and Distribution of Tokenized Products Circular".

Hong Kong Issues Guidance on Crypto Custody Standards

HKMA issues standards for crypto custody, emphasizing risk assessment, segregation of assets, and compliance with regulations.

IMF Provides Guidance On Crypto Policies

The IMF has released a board paper that provides guidance on how countries should draft appropriate policies in relation to cryptocurrencies.

Vitalik on SBF: Quality of Crypto Villains Is Getting Lower

From Mt. Gox to FTX, Vitalik Buterin believes that the “quality of villains” has gone downhill. 

European Central Bank addresses guidance on licensing of digital assets

Specifically, the ECB will consider crypto firms’ business models, internal governance, and “fit and proper” assessments which apply to licensing other companies.

FCA cracks down on the ads of high-risk assets, but not crypto

British financial watchdog will tighten the guidelines for promoting high-risk products to individual investors.

New SEC guidance on accounting and disclosures rankles Commissioner Peirce

Peirce, sometimes referred to as the Crypto Mom, found the new guidance to be an example of the SEC’s “scattershot and inefficient approach to crypto.”