Standard Chartered Bank (China) has become one of the first foreign banks to participate in China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The bank explained that as an international bank rooted in the Chinese market for 165 years, Standard Chartered is optimistic about the development prospects of the digital yuan. Standard Chartered Participates in …
Expobank Issues First Tokenized Diamond Offering in Russia
Expobank, a large financial institution in Russia, has reportedly issued the first tokenized diamond offering in the country. According to local media, Expobank used the Multichain blockchain platform to issue these tokens, with each one of them having the value of 1/5,000 of a diamond, democratizing access to these investments in gemstones for small investors. […]
SEC Charges Stoner Cats Over $8M Unregistered NFT Offering: Mila Kunis-Backed NFT Project to Pay $1M Penalty
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Stoner Cats 2 LLC (SC2) with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that raised about $ 8 million from investors to finance an animated web series. SEC Slaps Stoner Cats 2 With Charges: NFTs Deemed Unregistered Securities …
CFTC Cracks Down on 3 Defi Platforms for Offering Illegal Derivatives
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued orders against the operators of three decentralized finance (defi) protocols. The regulator accused them of committing various violations of commodity laws including illegal trading of digital asset derivatives. U.S. Commodities Regulator Settles Charges Against Defi Protocols Opyn, Zeroex, Deridex The CFTC has taken action regarding three […]
Cypher Says Token Offering Part of Steps to Make Users Whole
The Solana-based digital asset exchange announced on Aug. 23 that it is planning the “most fair” token launch in the history of Solana. According to Cypher, part of the funds raised via the initial decentralized offering will be used “to sustain protocol development, pay for audits to relaunch the protocol, and initiate a treasury for […]