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Bank of Korea signs agreement with regulators for CBDC, tokenized deposit trials

Image by Ledger Insights In September the Korean press reported that the central bank was preparing for a tokenized deposit trial targeting around 100,000 people. It follows the Bank of Korea announcing formal plans for such a trial a year ago, in combination with a wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) for interbank settlement. Yesterday …

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HKEX to use smart contracts, DLT to automate ETP issuance, redemption

Image by Ledger Insights Today the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) announced plans to automate the creation and redemption of some exchange traded products (ETPs) in 2025. The new web based platform will use distributed ledger technology and smart contracts and is subject to regulatory approval. The aim is to boost efficiency and encourage …

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Huawei mobile OS Harmony embeds digital yuan so don’t need CBDC app

Image by Ledger Insights After the U.S. government blocked Google from working with Chinese technology firm Huawei, it developed its own operating system, Harmony OS, which drops compatibility with Google’s Android. It previously announced plans to integrate with the digital yuan, but now it has done it, incorporating the central bank digital currency (CBDC) at …

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UK opens applications for Digital Securities Sandbox

Image by Ledger Insights In January new legislation came into force in the UK supporting a five year Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) which temporarily relaxes some legal requirements to explore new technologies including DLT experimentation. Today the Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) opened applications for the sandbox. In traditional markets, trading is …

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Citi, Fidelity Intl combine money market fund tokenization with FX swaps

Image by Ledger Insights As part of Singapore’s Project Guardian which explores tokenization, Citi and Fidelity International have developed a solution that combines a tokenized money market fund (MMF) with an embedded digital FX swap. Conventionally, if an institution outside of the United States wants to buy a US dollar MMF, that involves currency risks. They …

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$Trillion asset manager Schroders creates digital assets hub in Singapore

Image by Ledger Insights Asset manager Schroders (AUM £758bn / $1 trillion) is setting up a digital assets center of excellence in Singapore after participating in the local Project Guardian tokenization sandbox. While Singapore has been at the forefront of digital asset and tokenization innovations, it’s notable that a UK headquartered entity would choose the …

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Korean legislation plans to remove stablecoin oversight from central bank

Image by Ledger Insights Today the ruling Democratic Party of Korea introduced the Basic Digital Asset Act at a press conference. The draft legislation aims to allow non banks and payment providers to issue stablecoins, and also relaxes rules for crypto exchanges, enabling them to participate in lending and choose which tokens to list. Under …

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ECB consults on extending RTGS hours – could help DLT payments, digital euro

Image by Ledger Insights On Friday the European Central Bank launched a consultation on extending the hours of T2, its main real time gross settlement (RTGS) system. DLT payments and the digital euro are one of the considerations, although not the primary driver of the plans. T2 already operates 22.5 hours a day, but consumer …

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Reserve Bank of Australia confirms new wholesale CBDC initiative

Image by Ledger Insights Today the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Australian Treasury published a report on work done so far on central bank digital currency (CBDC). As stated previously, they see no immediate need for a retail CBDC, despite the Australian cash transactions (13%) as a proportion of retail payments nearing Scandinavian levels. …

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