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WHY HEDERA STANDS OUT: GOVERNANCE, INSTITUTION-FOCUS, TOKENIZATION, AND MORE—IS HBAR A SLEEPING GIANT?

▪️Hedera has been highlighted as one of the notable institution-focused distributed ledger technologies with incredible use cases.

▪️An analyst has spotted the formation of a golden cross, which could soon send HBAR to $1.

Hedera (HBAR) has been impressive so far, as it prints a staggering 669% surge on its monthly price chart and a 139% surge on its weekly price chart. At press time, the asset was trading at $0.329. However, its 24-hour trading volume has declined by 36%, with $4.6 billion changing hands.

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CRYPTO COMPLIANCE ‘NO LONGER OPTIONAL’ UNDER AUSTRALIA’S NEW DRAFT GUIDELINES

Sweeping proposed changes would force most crypto firms in Australia to obtain financial licensing, which some worry could drive innovators offshore.

Crypto exchanges and firms dealing with digital assets in Australia would no longer be able to avoid costly licensing under proposed guidance from the country’s corporate regulator.

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TRUMP TAPS PAUL ATKINS FOR NEXT SEC CHAIR, MAKING GOOD ON HIS CRYPTO PROMISES

Atkins has been vocal in his support of the industry and was the first libertarian to serve as an SEC commissioner under President George W. Bush.

President-elect Donald Trump has selected the pro-crypto Paul Atkins to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), according to three sources familiar with the discussions. 

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COINBASE WILL DROP LAW FIRMS WHO HIRE ANTI-CRYPTO FORMER SEC STAFF — CEO

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the exchange stopped working with law firm Milbank after it hired former SEC official Gurbir Grewal.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the cryptocurrency exchange will not work with law firms that hire individuals involved in what he described as anti-crypto actions during their tenure in government.

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HOUSE LAWMAKERS PROPOSE STUDIES ON AI IN FINANCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING

Top lawmakers in the United States introduced a bill that would require federal regulators to conduct studies on how artificial intelligence (AI) impacts the financial services and housing industries.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters introduced a bill directing several federal financial regulators to study the present and potential benefits and risks of AI in the two industries. It was co-sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry.

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BASEL FIGURES: AMERICAN BANKS ENABLED $201 BILLION IN CLIENT CRYPTO EXPOSURES IN 2023

This week the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published Basel III monitoring statistics for December 2023, including crypto-asset exposures. Given this was before the launch of US Bitcoin ETFs, the data is a little stale. 

However, they already show significant growth in American banks providing crypto services to clients. The statistics repeat the patterns of the previous period.

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BRAZIL PROPOSES TO BAN STABLECOIN WITHDRAWALS TO SELF-CUSTODIAL WALLETS

A public consultation notice from the Central Bank of Brazil intends to prohibit stablecoin withdrawals to self-custody wallets.

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) has unveiled a regulatory proposal prohibiting centralized exchanges from allowing users to withdraw stablecoins to self-custodial wallets.

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HONG KONG LAUNCHES DIGITAL BOND ISSUANCE GRANTS

Last month the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it was planning to launch a grant program that would offer up to HK$2.5 million (US$ 321,000) in grants to digital bond issuers. Yesterday it announced that the program has started and will run for three years.

We believe the grant scheme also covers tokenized bonds, which are bonds issued conventionally and then a digital twin is created on a blockchain. Digital bonds often refer only to bonds issued natively on a blockchain.

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NO TURNING BACK ON LAUNCHING BRICS PAYMENT SYSTEM: DIPLOMAT

BRICS Sherpa Sergey Ryabkov confirmed to reporters that the bloc will not scrap the formation of a new payment system. Speaking to reporters at the Sherpa meeting, the diplomat doubled down saying that there’s no turning back on launching the new BRICS payment system. The goal of the new system is to sideline the US dollar and settle cross-border transactions in a basket of local currencies.

For the uninitiated, BRICS is working on the formation of an independent payment system that will not incorporate the US dollar into its mechanism. The mechanism will include local currencies of the bloc and keep the US dollar away from all transactions.

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XRP NEWS: RIPPLE’S RLUSD STABLECOIN SET TO LAUNCH IN 4 DAYS – WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Ripple's stablecoin, RLUSD, is set to launch soon, pending NYDFS approval.

RLUSD aims to stabilize Ripple's offerings and capture a larger share of the cross-border payment market.

Positive regulatory shifts and market optimism are driving XRP's price surge.

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BRICS NEWS:  BRICS DETERMINED TO TRADE IN LOCAL CURRENCIES, NOT US DOLLAR

The BRICS alliance is determined to trade in local currencies and not the US dollar for cross-border transactions. The US dollar is seen as an adversary that hinders their growth in the global financial sector. Local currencies are seen as an alternative option that can bring the hegemony of the USD down.

BRICS: Local Currencies First & Not the US Dollar