02/01/2021

Ripple formally responds to SEC lawsuit

It points to recognition of XRP as a virtual currency by the UK’s FCA, and regulators in Singapore and Japan and argues that the SEC is asking the Court to contradict the findings of the agency’s peers in the US and worldwide.

01/25/2021

BIS Innovation Hub targets CBDCs and green finance in 2021

Specific projects already in the pipeline include the building of a proof of concept platform using multiple wholesale CBDCs to explore the feasibility of faster and cheaper cross-border payments, and the DLT-based tokenised green bonds programme.

01/20/2021

Gibraltar extends regulatory guidelines for digital asset exchanges

The Market Integrity working group have combined to ensure that the added regulation meets the global market standards for exchanges and other marketplace platforms, while also considering recently defined standards set by the EU and other international b

01/20/2021

Post-Brexit Personal Data

With effect from 1 January 2021 the UK became a "third country" to EU Member States for data protection purposes.