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Moody’s joins Singapore’s Project Guardian to assess tokenization risk
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29 July, 2024

Moody’s joins Singapore’s Project Guardian to assess tokenization risk

Moody’s will focus on fixed-income workstreams, from fractionalized bonds and stablecoins to tokenized deposits for Singapore’s central bank’s Project Guardian.
Meta reins in metaverse ambitions, cuts budget by 20%
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26 July, 2024

Meta reins in metaverse ambitions, cuts budget by 20%

Meta has instructed Reality Labs to cut its budget by 20% by 2026, just weeks after reorganizing its metaverse division...
Russia cautiously warms up to digital asset payments as Putin warns of power disruptions
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26 July, 2024

Russia cautiously warms up to digital asset payments as Putin warns of power disruptions

Russia’s AML chief called on the government to accelerate the development of digital asset payment infrastructure in international payments amid...
Japan’s DeCurret starts production testing for DCJPY tokenized deposit platform
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26 July, 2024

Japan’s DeCurret starts production testing for DCJPY tokenized deposit platform

DeCurret announced DCJPY in October 2023, with the Internet Initiative Japan set to use tokenized deposits to pay for renewable...
Meta to halt AI releases in EU due to ‘unpredictable’ regulations
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25 July, 2024

Meta to halt AI releases in EU due to ‘unpredictable’ regulations

Meta joins Apple in blackballing EU users, but unlike the iPhone maker’s anti-competitive reasons, it’s concerned about using public data...
Jordan launches national blockchain network
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24 July, 2024

Jordan launches national blockchain network

Known as MODEE DLT, the new network will be integrated into the country’s digital identity network Sanad to provide digital...

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