On Wednesday, Thailand’s market regulator said, from April 1, 2022, it has banned the use of digital assets for being used to pay for goods and services. The move is in line with earlier discussions between the Securities and Exchange… Read More ›
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Congress should build regulatory regime for stablecoins: President’s Working Group on Financial Markets
In a significant development a U.S. Treasury Department-led regulatory body has called on the US Congress to regulate issuers of “stablecoins” saying like other financial institutions these fast-growing digital assets should be monitored before they pose any systemic risk in… Read More ›
China pledges to open its capital markets to foreign investors
In a statement China’s top securities regulator said, Beijing plans on further opening its capital markets to foreign investors with an aim to pursue pragmatic cross-border cooperation to regulate overseas-listed Chinese companies. In recent months, global investors have been spooked… Read More ›
Japan to tighten regulations on foreign ownership of domestic firms
On Wednesday, a report from Japan’s Yomiuri newspaper stated, the government is weighing options which include tightening regulation on foreign funds which have stakes in domestic firms in important technology sectors such as defense and the nuclear industry. With the… Read More ›