February/March 2021-Enterprise blockchain monthly review
Here comes the most relevant enterprise blockchain and DLT regulation related news occurred in February and March. What a start of the year!
Digital Assets / Securities
Allfunds Blockchain and ConsenSys Partner to Advance Blockchain Technology for the Fund Industry
Israeli digital securities exchange gets preliminary green light from regulators
The First Swiss Companies Have Tokenized Shares
El ‘sandbox financiero’ español se estrena con un total de 67 proyectos candidatos
Digital Currencies / CBDC’s
China and SWIFT Partner to Take Digital Currency Global
Mastercard announces support for crypto on its network
Russian mobile carriers consider smartphone integration for digital ruble
Bank of Korea report calls for new laws on CBDC issuance
Riksbank extends e-krona pilot to test offline functionality
Chinese bank tests biometric hardware wallet for digital yuan payments
Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Digital Dollar is a High Priority Project
Bank of Japan to start testing digital yen
Major Asian banks unite to form ‘multiple’ CBDC pact on blockchain
ECB wants veto power on stablecoins in the euro zone
Blockchain infrastructure
EOS Builder Block.one Joins Enterprise Blockchain Alliance in Latin America
China’s blockchain service network announces Cosmos integration
EY deploys blockchain products on China’s Blockchain-based Service Network
Ethereum-based domain names go mainstream with Cloudflare integration
Microsoft uses blockchain technology to purchase soil carbon credits in Australia
Russia’s regulatory sandbox and the implementation of blockchain tech
Hedera makes inroads in Africa as Standard Bank Group becomes node operator
Institutional Crypto
Bitcoin Will Not Likely Be Held by Central Banks in the Future, Says ECB President Christine Lagarde
BNY Mellon Launches ‘Digital Asset Unit’ — Will Offer Custodial and Issuance Services
Deutsche Bank Quietly Plans to Offer Crypto Custody, Prime Brokerage
Visa to Act as Bridging Service with ‘Crypto API Suite’, Allowing Traditional Banks to Buy/Sell Digital Assets
PayPal To Buy Cryptocurrency Custodian Curv
Random
Cointelegraph announces the Top 100 Notable People in Blockchain 2021
And that is it for our recap. Are there any other big news that we missed? Let us know in the comments!
