News and analysis on the tokenization of financial assets, including regulations, laws, and new projects and platforms in this field.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange to launch platform for trading security tokens
Representatives of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange announced the launch of a platform for trading tokenized assets named Diamond.
Bank of Russia authorises Sberbank and Lighthouse to issue digital financial assets
On 17 March, the Bank of Russia included the Sberbank and Lighthouse platforms in the register of information-system operators.
Santander to begin issuing loans secured by tokenized agricultural commodities
The Santander banking group is launching in Argentina a lending program for local farmers based on tokenized agricultural commodities.
Aksakov names the most likely candidates for inclusion in the DFA issuers registry
Sberbank and Transmashholding could become the next platforms to join the registry of operators of the information system for managing DFAs.
Duma, in second reading, allows seizure of digital assets from officials
On February 15, the State Duma approved in the second reading a bill allowing the state, through the courts, to seize from officials digital assets and funds in bank accounts.
Issuer of Nornickel tokens has received a Bank of Russia license
The Russian blockchain platform Atomyze has received from the Bank of Russia the status of operator of an information system for managing digital financial assets.
The Bank of Russia discussed tokenisation of cashless payments with banks
The Russian central bank held a working meeting at the end of last year on implementing tokenised cashless payments.
Smartlands renames to Definder and launches definder.global
A group of Smartlands companies has renamed itself to Definder amid an expansion of the asset types to be tokenised and the geographic footprint of the business. The updated version of the site is available at definder.global.
Binance acquires 18% stake in Singapore-based security-token platform Hg Exchange
Binance's Singapore subsidiary has become the owner of an 18% stake in the local regulated security-token platform Hg Exchange.
Finopolis participant flags shortcomings in Russia’s crypto regulation
Regulation of cryptocurrencies in the Russian Federation differs significantly from global practice, drawing criticism from market participants and requiring a response from lawmakers.
Gref: Sberbank expects to obtain registration for its platform to issue digital assets by year-end
Sberbank expects by year-end to obtain registration from the Russian central bank for its platform for issuing digital financial assets (DFA). This was stated by the head of the financial conglomerate Herman Gref.We use cookies to improve the quality of our service.
By using this website, you agree to the Privacy policy.