Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Tuesday Morning 11-5-24

Good Morning Dinar Recaps,

COINBASE’S L2 BASE WELCOMES FRANKLIN TEMPLETON’S TOKENIZED FUND

Coinbase’s Ethereum scaling solution has onboarded its first large wealth manager, Franklin Templeton, the $1.5 trillion Wall Street firm.

Franklin Templeton announced that users can trade shares of its OnChain U.S. Government Money Market Fund, FOBXX, on the layer-2 network Base.

FOBXX, with $410 million in assets, has already launched on five other blockchains, including Arbitrum, Polygon, Avalanche, Aptos, and Stellar, making Base the sixth blockchain to support Franklin Templeton’s tokenized Treasury fund.

The announcement represents another crossover between traditional and decentralized finance markets. Fellow asset manager BlackRock recently launched its USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, also known as BUIDL, on Ethereum’s mainnet partnered with ETH-native protocols like Ethena Labs.

While BlackRock launched on a layer-1 network and maintains the largest on-chain money market, Franklin Templeton has focused on layer-2 networks for its FOBXX fund.

L2’s run off layer-1 blockchains but provide cheaper and quicker transactions. As such, they offer optimized environments for on-chain money markets and tokenized treasuries.

Franklin Templeton’s FOBXX was the first money market fund to employ decentralized technology for trading, and the firm picked L2 Arbitrum as its first home.

Launching on Coinbase’s layer-2 may further boost Base’s growth. Since going live in 2022, the network has attracted over $2.6 billion in user deposits and was the fifth-largest decentralized finance blockchain at the time of writing, according to DeFiLlama.

Base, launched by the largest U.S.-based crypto exchange, also ranks as Ethereum’s top scaling solution based on active addresses, total value locked, and 24-hour volume.

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Source:  Crypto News

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HKEX TO USE SMART CONTRACTS, DLT TO AUTOMATE ETP ISSUANCE, REDEMPTION

Today the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) announced plans to automate the creation and redemption of some exchange traded products (ETPs) in 2025. The new web based platform will use distributed ledger technology and smart contracts and is subject to regulatory approval.

The aim is to boost efficiency and encourage more secondary market activity.

“Speed and efficiency are critical in an increasingly dynamic market environment,” said Jean-Francois Mesnard-Sense. “HKEX is pleased to introduce this new digital enhancement.

It will not only streamline operations for our market participants, but also drive more liquidity in the product ecosystem, supporting the vibrancy of our ETP marketplace and strengthening Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre.”

While HKEX did not use the term real time, in theory an automated platform could support this. Given stock exchanges are not retail facing, it’s usually market makers that would trigger the creation and redemption process.

HKEX didn’t disclose the technology used, and hasn’t responded to our query by publication time. However, HKEX’s previous DLT activity for its HKEX Synapse settlement platform launched in 2023 uses Digital Asset’s DAML and Canton.

ETPs in Hong Kong are growing at a rate of 29 percent a year since 2020. Average daily turnover this year has been HK$17.9 billion (US$2.3 billion).

In Europe Deutsche Börse, which also uses DAML technology, developed its D7 issuance platform. It also automates workflow and has proven popular for structured products with tens of thousands of issuances per month.

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Source:  Ledger Insights

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Iraq News Highlights and Points To Ponder Tuesday AM 11-5-24

Foreign Minister Warns Of Major And Dangerous Economic Repercussions

November 4, 2024  Baghdad/Al-Masala: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, Fuad Hussein, confirmed that the political and security situations facing the region directly affect the Iraqi economy, while he pointed out that any security tension will have major repercussions in the fluctuation of oil prices and the instability of local and global markets.

A statement by the Foreign Ministry stated that Hussein, “on Monday, November 4, 2024, chaired the thirty-third session of the Ministerial Council for the Economy, which was held in the Council building in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, the Ministers of Finance, Agriculture and Industry, the Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, the Chairman of the Securities Commission, and the Prime Minister’s advisors for economic and legal affairs. The Council also hosted the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning for Technical Affairs.”

The session was devoted, according to the statement, to “discussing the financial and economic reality in Iraq in light of internal and external challenges, especially regional conflicts and their impact on the Iraqi economy. The Council reviewed a presentation by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Planning on the reality of investment projects in Iraq, whether completed or under construction, and the financial obligations associated with them.”

The Council also listened to “working papers presented by the ministers that included the main challenges facing the Iraqi economy in its financial and economic aspects. The Council discussed the rates of the state’s general revenues from oil and non-oil sources, and the rates of spending and financial obligations incurred by the government.”

The Council members presented “a presentation on the reality of the work of their ministries and agencies, and put forward proposals to maximize revenues to support the general budget, which would contribute significantly to driving the economy and development towards growth.”

The Council Chairman pointed out that “the political and security situations facing the region directly affect the Iraqi economy, and that any security tension will have major repercussions in the fluctuation of oil prices and the instability of local and global markets.”

The Council agreed to “take the necessary measures and important economic decisions that contribute to the stability of the Iraqi market after completing the discussions and exchanging opinions and working papers submitted by the Council members.”  https://almasalah.com/archives/105068

IMF: Foreign Investment Outperforms Sovereign Funds In Generating Growth In Gulf

 Money and business   Economy News - Follow-up  A study under preparation by the International Monetary Fund has found that foreign direct investment in Gulf countries has a greater impact on non-oil GDP growth than domestic investments by their sovereign wealth funds.

The study, which has not yet been published, examined private equity investments and mergers and acquisitions linked to sovereign funds in the Gulf countries, excluding the financial sector from the analysis.

The study aims to provide a model through which the amount of capital required to achieve a certain level of growth in the non-oil sectors and GDP can be estimated. According to statements made to Asharq by researchers Wenning Chen and Evgenia Koronaka, increasing foreign investment by 1% of GDP leads to an increase of more than 1% in non-hydrocarbon GDP growth over a five-year period. https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=49479

Iraq Exports More Than 6 Million Barrels Of Oil To America In A Month

Energy   Economy News – Baghdad  The US Energy Information Administration announced today, Tuesday, that Iraq's oil exports to America amounted to more than 6 million barrels during last October.

The administration said in a table seen by "Al-Eqtisad News" that "Iraq exported 6 million and 161 thousand barrels of crude oil to America during the month of October, up from 5 million and 970 thousand barrels in September."

She added that "the average exported by Iraq amounted to 241 thousand barrels per day of crude oil to America during the first week of October, while an average of 70 thousand barrels per day was exported in the second week, and an average of 237 thousand barrels per day was exported in the third week," noting that "the exports of the fourth week amounted to an average of 216 thousand barrels per day."

The US Energy Information Administration stated that "Iraq came in fifth place in its exports to America during the past month, after Canada, which came in first place as the largest oil exporter to America, followed by Mexico, Colombia, and Venezuela."  https://economy-news.net/content.php?id=49493

MP: Oil Derivatives Smuggling Has Decreased By 80% In Iraq

Information/Baghdad…   Member of the Parliamentary Security Committee, MP Yasser Iskandar, acknowledged on Monday that the smuggling of oil derivatives has decreased by 80% in Iraq.

Iskandar said in an interview with Al-Maalouma, "The security services are adopting a comprehensive strategy in the file of ending the smuggling of oil derivatives in the country through 3 main axes, the most prominent of which is controlling the movements of tankers on the land roads between the governorates, ending the file of the breeze roads, and tightening procedures at the checkpoints."

He added, "The smuggling of oil derivatives in Iraq has decreased by 80%, which is an important positive indicator, especially with the dismantling of a series of networks and the arrest of dozens with the tankers used in smuggling between the provinces."

He pointed out that "the smuggling process has become more difficult in light of the ongoing security pressure and coordination between the governorates, which has yielded positive results in the past months."

It is noteworthy that the smuggling of oil reservoirs is one of the phenomena that emerged in recent years and caused crises in several governorates. LINK

l-Sistani’s “Seven Commandments” Occupy Iraqi Politics.. A Reading Of The Position Of The Authority

Posted on 2024-11-04 by sotaliraq  The statement of the highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, which was issued today after his meeting with Mohammed al-Hassan, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the accompanying delegation, sparked various political analyses, including “returning Iraq to the square of 2004 and the constitutional revolution that he supported,” “the failure of the political experiment in Iraq,” and his warning to the government of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, and “its inability to manage the country and the spread of weapons and chaos in the administration of the state,” in addition to warning of the possibility of the region heading towards a “major crisis.”

The head of the Center for Political Thought, Dr. Ihsan Al-Shammari, says, “Al-Sistani’s meeting with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his talk about the humanitarian conditions in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as his warning to the Sudanese government and its inability to manage the country, the spread of weapons and the chaos of state administration, this shows that there is deep concern that will affect the region, so he is sending messages in several directions.”

Al-Shammari explained during his speech, “Among those messages are to the international community on the necessity of maintaining stability and taking into account the humanitarian aspect, and a message to the national elites who were excluded by the Coordination Framework and the Sudanese that what will happen should be taken into account, and then the national forces must work to address the upcoming crisis in the region in a way that spares Iraq its repercussions.”

For his part, political analyst Abbas Ghadir says, “It is well known that His Eminence Sayyid al-Sistani has an influence on the Iraqi and regional situation in general, and all the meetings that everyone has with al-Sistani have an impact on the Iraqi political and social situation, and al-Sistani’s meeting today with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations launched a set of messages and recommendations to the Iraqi interior and exterior.”

Ghadir explains, “Al-Sistani asked the elites to benefit from past experiences and invest in them and find solutions in building the state and confining weapons. He also spoke about what is happening in the region and the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.”

He points out that “what was issued in this statement affected the political situation, and therefore the Coordination Framework expressed in its statement its commitment to Sistani’s directives and everything he issued, and they will be taken seriously for implementation.”

In turn, political analyst Ahmed Al-Yasiri believes that “the statement of the authority related to the new arrival of the United Nations after Plasschaert is the confirmation of the UN mission of Al-Sistani’s role that there is an important spiritual centrality that affects the joints of life in Iraq, whether on the political or social level, which is the leadership of Mr. Al-Sistani.”

Al-Yasiri added during his speech, “Also, Mr. Sistani’s statement reinforces the idea of ​​spiritual centrality, because the events in the Middle East and the humanitarian stances launched by the authority based on its spiritual centrality have been attempted to be exploited, especially by the factions, to link them to the authority’s fatwa in 2014, i.e. militarizing the spiritual path of the authority.”

He explains that “the Iraqi factions exploited the speeches of the general authority and its spiritual centrality and attempted to militarize its discourse and invest it in its activities and security and political projects. Therefore, the authority, in its statement, lifted the cover from everyone who carries weapons and tries to find an address for this burden outside the scope of the state.”

He points out that “the authority in its statement separated its value and spiritual discourse from political investments by drawing a general vision of solutions in Iraq, which is reflected in the spiritual leadership represented by the authority supporting the centrality of the state. It is a central discourse and can be called the statement of the central authority that supports the centrality of the Iraqi state, the centrality of the spiritual authority, and also the centrality of international support.”

He explains, “Because Mr. Sistani’s statement indicated the failure of the international umbrella to contain the humanitarian situation, and that the statements put forward by the authority in the context of humanitarian aid or making room for supporting the displaced is a humanitarian path that has nothing to do with politics. Sistani also rejected foreign interventions in their general framework, or that the path of Iraqi national security should turn into a path linked to the national security of other countries.”

“This is an implicit response to some reports that the religious authority is on the list of targets, and the UN representative confirmed this meaning in his speech after leaving the meeting when he said (We condemn any process of mentioning or mentioning the name of the authority in the political or security conflicts occurring in the region) in reference to the emphasis that Sistani’s presence in Iraq is not political,” says Al-Yasiri.

He confirms that “Sistani has not received any Iraqi politician since 2015, and he is still insisting on this position, so today Sistani has returned Iraq to the square of 2004 and the constitutional revolution that he supported, and he confirmed the failure of the political experiment in Iraq and did not refer to the failure of democracy, but rather the political actors were not up to the level of responsibility, and this is what the authority has also indicated on previous occasions, but today was a confirmation of this meaning.”

The highest Shiite authority in Iraq, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, identified seven factors for “the stability of the country,” stressing that the Iraqis have a “long path” ahead of them to achieve this.

This came according to a statement issued by his office in Najaf, after he received this morning Mohammed Al-Hassan, the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of its mission in Iraq (UNAMI) and the accompanying delegation.

The statement explained that Al-Hassan gave Al-Sistani a brief explanation of the tasks of the international mission and the role it aims to play in the coming period.

In return, the reference Sistani welcomed the presence of the United Nations in Iraq and wished its mission success in carrying out its tasks.

Al-Sistani pointed to the major challenges facing Iraq at the present time and what its people are suffering on more than one level.

“Iraqis, especially the conscious elites, should learn from the experiences they have gone through and do their utmost to overcome their failures and work hard to achieve a better future for their country in which everyone enjoys security, stability, progress and prosperity,” said the Grand Ayatollah Sistani, stressing that “this cannot be achieved without preparing scientific and practical plans to manage the country based on the principle of competence and integrity in assuming positions of responsibility, preventing foreign interference in all its forms, enforcing the rule of law, restricting arms to the state, and combating corruption at all levels.”

Al-Sistani added: “But it seems that the Iraqis have a long way to go before they achieve this, may God help them.”

Regarding the volatile situation in the region, the reference expressed his “deep sorrow over the ongoing tragedy in Lebanon and Gaza and his deep regret over the inability of the international community and its institutions to impose effective solutions to stop it or at the very least to neutralize civilians from the tragedies of the fierce aggression practiced by the Israeli entity.”  LINK

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Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Monday Evening 11-4-24

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SINGAPORE ADVANCES ASSET TOKENIZATION WITH NEW MAS FRAMEWORKS

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is pulling together the projects and participants needed for the next step in its asset tokenization trials.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a multipronged effort to advance the commercialization of asset tokenization. To achieve its goals, the MAS has drawn from various projects and produced new frameworks to provide guidance.

Scaling up successful tokenization tests
Speaking at the first MAS Layer One Summit, deputy managing director Leong Sing Chiong reviewed the successes of the large financial institutions participating in Project Guardian in demonstrating the potential for tokenization in foreign exchange and funds. More than 40 institutions have carried out more than 15 trials across seven jurisdictions using six currencies.

The central banker also identified the limitations of those trials:

“No one has really succeeded in achieving scale.  Many promising use cases have not yet gained industry wide traction.  Further, there is a need for supporting infrastructure to enable good use cases to scale beyond individual networks.”

To deploy tokenized assets at scale, liquidity, infrastructure, standardized frameworks and common settlement assets are needed, he said. The MAS is addressing each of those issues.

A masterplan for commercialization
Launched in 2022, Project Guardian already facilitates deepening liquidity through capital raising, secondary trading and asset servicing and settlement, the MAS said in a statement.

To address infrastructure needs, the MAS’s Global Layer One, launched in 2023 and developed by BNY, Citi, JPMorgan, MUFG and Societe Generale-FORGE, will expand its scope in the coming year. Euroclear and HSBC will join the initiative as it develops principles for use and its ecosystem.

The Project Guardian industry group created two frameworks for the implementation of tokenization that were also published on Nov. 4. 

The Guardian Fixed Income Framework integrates international organizations’ standards and principles into a guide to implementing tokenization in debt capital markets.

The Guardian Funds Framework recommends best practices for fund tokenization. This includes the Guardian Composable Token Taxonomy.

Finally, the SGD Testnet will be made available to facilitate access to mutually agreeable tokenized money for payments and securities settlements. Participants in Project Guardian and Project Orchid will participate using Singapore dollar wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Project Orchid developed use cases for retail CBDC and introduced the concept of purpose-bound money — a form of programmability — which will be implemented on the testnet.

Commercialization is the logical next step when a project achieves its goals. mBridge announced its launch as a minimum viable product in October 2023.

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Source:  CoinTelegraph

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THE DAO DILEMMA: STRIVING FOR DECENTRALIZATION

The idea of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is kind of incredible, when you really think about it.

What is a DAO?

A DAO is like a private company that is perfectly okay with hundreds of token (equity) holders debating publicly on an open forum about product and organizational strategy.

A private company where the core security underlying the company’s product (smart contracts) are fully viewable, where all the data you need to write a scathing data analysis on a company you don’t like is readily available.

In the non-Web3 world, markets would kill to have any clue as to what their competitors are thinking of launching, let alone detailed forum discussions of how that conversation is taking shape.

Having all that information out in the open would invite endless media and regulatory scrutiny, taking precious time away from actually building to fend off annoying lines of inquiry.

These are handicaps that no startup wants. And yet in Web3, $21.4 billion of value rests on these norms. In Web3, it’s par for the course.

Of course, most DAOs are actually only partially decentralized.

When Uniswap announced its plans around Unichain last month, Stanford Blockchain Club’s head of governance Billy Gao said the announcement left most DAO delegates “in the dark,” and excluded them via their lack of “a voice at any stage of the process — whether through forums, private discussions or any other means.”

It’s not just Uniswap either. Optimism DAO’s governance contracts are not controlled by its tokenholders, so voting with OP largely serves as an informal signal to the Optimism Foundation (for now).

And it’s widely known that most DAO treasuries or smart contracts are still controlled by a few trusted stakeholders via a multisig wallet.

So when we tout DAOs as decentralized autonomous organizations, in truth, there are many shades of gray within that spectrum of decentralization. The devil’s in the details.

When I asked Tally founder and CEO Dennison Bertram about it, he begrudgingly agreed that DAOs have a ways to go regarding decentralization, but also that partial transparency is still better than complete opaqueness, which would be “much more dangerous.”

Bertram pointed to how Twitter/X under Elon Musk could unilaterally turn off its API, or how Facebook choked off the wildly popular FarmVille game by Zynga from its platform.

Yet, despite the many shortcomings around DAOs, the real silver lining — I think — is the industry’s overarching commitment to the values of decentralization, which to me seems wildly underrated.

DAOs can hand-wave and virtue signal about decentralizing all they like, but the fact that they operate in an industry where “decentralization” is still held up as a beloved virtue is what allows the crypto industry to call out and question the centralization vectors that DAOs are still riddled with.

That informal institution has slowly been eroded and will only continue to do so as crypto continues to go “mainstream.” Cherish it while it still lasts.

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Source: Blockworks 

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Economist’s “News and Views” 11-4-2024

West Panic: China Takes Over mBridge, Saudi Oil For RMB Next, Gold Is Leaving London

Sean Foo:  11-4-2024

The Bank of International Settlements has officially dumped the Bridge project. This leaves China with near total control of the payments system opening up a ton of scary possibilities.

 Oil trade in the Yuan could be next.

 Meanwhile, central banks like India are escalating their gold repatriation. Here's what you must know.

Timestamps & Chapters:

0:00 West Dumps mBridge On China

 2:41 The Petroyuan Risk Escalates

 5:45 BRICS Giant Pulls Out Its London Gold

 6:54 Sponsor: Indigo Precious Metals

8:18 Central Banks Want Their Gold Back

9:31 mBridge Dump Will Hurt US Assets

12:00 Exit Dollars, Enter Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx7Ci-jZono

THE STOCK MARKET. We Have TWO MAJOR PROBLEMS. And Either One Can Cause A MELTDOWN.

Greg Mannarino:   11-4-2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-MV-ahFLw

World's Most Powerful & Secretive Financial Institution: What It's Done & Planning Next – Adam LeBor

Kitco News:  11-4-2024

Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, interviews Adam LeBor, Author of 'Tower of Basel,' who dives into the history of the world's most influential and secretive financial institution.

The interview pulls back the curtain on the mysteries of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) – the central bank of central banks. LeBor explains the BIS's controversial history from its inception to its role in global financial crises and its influence on modern banking regulations.

He also outlines the role gold plays. LeBor explains BIS's project mBridge, and its significance going forward, shedding light on the elusive bank's operations and the potential future shifts in the financial world.

00:00 Introduction: the BIS

04:38 History of the BIS & Its Role in Global Finance

09:42 The BIS's Headquarters & Immunities

 21:26 The BIS's Controversial Past

37:06 The London Gold Pool & Gold Manipulation

 42:17 The BIS & the Euro

45:24 Post-War European Economy & the BIS

 46:21 Formation of the European Central Bank

48:01 The Euro and National Sovereignty

 54:18 BIS's Role in Financial Crises

55:58 Gold and the Basel Accords

 57:27 Project mBridge & CBDCs

01:09:24 Concerns Over CBDCs & Financial Control

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfivIBK9cm4

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Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Monday Afternoon 11-4-24

Good Afternoon Dinar Recaps,

THE DAO DILEMMA: STRIVING FOR DECENTRALIZATION
The idea of a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) is kind of incredible, when you really think about it.
What is a DAO?
A DAO is like a private company that is perfectly okay with hundreds of token (equity) holders debating publicly on an open forum about product and organizational strategy.

A private company where the core security underlying the company’s product (smart contracts) are fully viewable, where all the data you need to write a scathing data analysis on a company you don’t like is readily available.

In the non-Web3 world, markets would kill to have any clue as to what their competitors are thinking of launching, let alone detailed forum discussions of how that conversation is taking shape.

Having all that information out in the open would invite endless media and regulatory scrutiny, taking precious time away from actually building to fend off annoying lines of inquiry.

These are handicaps that no startup wants. And yet in Web3, $21.4 billion of value rests on these norms. In Web3, it’s par for the course.

Of course, most DAOs are actually only partially decentralized.

When Uniswap announced its plans around Unichain last month, Stanford Blockchain Club’s head of governance Billy Gao said the announcement left most DAO delegates “in the dark,” and excluded them via their lack of “a voice at any stage of the process — whether through forums, private discussions or any other means.”

It’s not just Uniswap either. Optimism DAO’s governance contracts are not controlled by its tokenholders, so voting with OP largely serves as an informal signal to the Optimism Foundation (for now).

And it’s widely known that most DAO treasuries or smart contracts are still controlled by a few trusted stakeholders via a multisig wallet.

So when we tout DAOs as decentralized autonomous organizations, in truth, there are many shades of gray within that spectrum of decentralization. The devil’s in the details.

When I asked Tally founder and CEO Dennison Bertram about it, he begrudgingly agreed that DAOs have a ways to go regarding decentralization, but also that partial transparency is still better than complete opaqueness, which would be “much more dangerous.”

Bertram pointed to how Twitter/X under Elon Musk could unilaterally turn off its API, or how Facebook choked off the wildly popular FarmVille game by Zynga from its platform.

Yet, despite the many shortcomings around DAOs, the real silver lining — I think — is the industry’s overarching commitment to the values of decentralization, which to me seems wildly underrated.

DAOs can hand-wave and virtue signal about decentralizing all they like, but the fact that they operate in an industry where “decentralization” is still held up as a beloved virtue is what allows the crypto industry to call out and question the centralization vectors that DAOs are still riddled with.

That informal institution has slowly been eroded and will only continue to do so as crypto continues to go “mainstream.” Cherish it while it still lasts.

@ Newshounds News™

Source:  Blockworks

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SINGAPORE ADVANCES ASSET TOKENIZATION WITH NEW MAS FRAMEWORKS

The Monetary Authority of Singapore is pulling together the projects and participants needed for the next step in its asset tokenization trials.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced a multipronged effort to advance the commercialization of asset tokenization. To achieve its goals, the MAS has drawn from various projects and produced new frameworks to provide guidance.

Scaling up successful tokenization tests
Speaking at the first MAS Layer One Summit, deputy managing director Leong Sing Chiong reviewed the successes of the large financial institutions participating in Project Guardian in demonstrating the potential for tokenization in foreign exchange and funds. More than 40 institutions have carried out more than 15 trials across seven jurisdictions using six currencies.

The central banker also identified the limitations of those trials:

“No one has really succeeded in achieving scale.  Many promising use cases have not yet gained industry wide traction.  Further, there is a need for supporting infrastructure to enable good use cases to scale beyond individual networks.”

To deploy tokenized assets at scale, liquidity, infrastructure, standardized frameworks and common settlement assets are needed, he said. The MAS is addressing each of those issues.

A masterplan for commercialization
Launched in 2022, Project Guardian already facilitates deepening liquidity through capital raising, secondary trading and asset servicing and settlement, the MAS said in a statement.

To address infrastructure needs, the MAS’s Global Layer One, launched in 2023 and developed by BNY, Citi, JPMorgan, MUFG and Societe Generale-FORGE, will expand its scope in the coming year. Euroclear and HSBC will join the initiative as it develops principles for use and its ecosystem.

The Project Guardian industry group created two frameworks for the implementation of tokenization that were also published on Nov. 4. The Guardian Fixed Income Framework integrates international organizations’ standards and principles into a guide to implementing tokenization in debt capital markets.

The Guardian Funds Framework recommends best practices for fund tokenization. This includes the Guardian Composable Token Taxonomy.

Finally, the SGD Testnet will be made available to facilitate access to mutually agreeable tokenized money for payments and securities settlements. Participants in Project Guardian and Project Orchid will participate using Singapore dollar wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Project Orchid developed use cases for retail CBDC and introduced the concept of purpose-bound money — a form of programmability — which will be implemented on the testnet.

Commercialization is the logical next step when a project achieves its goals. mBridge announced its launch as a minimum viable product in October 2023.

@ Newshounds News™

Source:  CoinTelegraph

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Iraq Economic News and Points To Ponder Monday Afternoon 11-4-24

Imports And Dependence On Oil Are Two Obstacles To Iraq's Accession To The World Trade Organization
 
Economical 11/03/2024  Baghdad: the mainstay of the emirate   Membership in the World Trade Organization allows access to international trade policies, and despite the economic policies that Iraq has pursued during the last two decades in terms of international openness and the pursuit of establishing modern economic and legislative rules, attempts for the country to obtain a seat in the World Trade Organization have not succeeded so far, noting that Iraq became an observer member of the organization in 2004.

Financial Advisor to the Prime Minister, Dr. Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said:
 
The Iraqi economy lacks supervisory and regulatory regulations within the scope of trade relations and international requirements in accordance with internationally approved standards.
 
Supporters of joining the World Trade Organization believe that this path allows the organization’s member states to have wider access to global markets, while Membership in the World Trade Organization ensures access to international trade policies. Saleh stated that
 
there is a lack of some important economic legislation, especially related to the rights of workers in the private sector, and the field of social security and union organization. He touched on the presence of
 
two restrictions that weaken Iraq’s role in the international institution.

The  first is that Iraq is an importing country and does not have the competitive ability to export, and the
 
     second is semi-reliance. Total on oil.
 
For his part, academic Dr. Amr Hisham explained: 
Supporters of joining the World Trade Organization have a number of reasons that encourage joining, including that international trade agreements give broader vital access to global markets in the fields of goods and services, and the agreements and their rules create a trade climate that allows a reasonable amount of trade. Commercial forecasting, to achieve the goal of preparing marketing and export plans.

He explained that  trade agreements include obligations and rights, and the exercise of the rights contained in the agreements is limited to member states in the region alone, and resorting to the Trade Dispute Settlement Authority imposes seriousness in applying the rules to all parties, with the presence of a special mechanism to take punitive measures in the event of non-implementation.
 
Hisham cautioned that membership in the World Trade Organization guarantees access to other trade policies and the measures they contain that would affect access to markets, the extent of their consistency with international agreements, and participation in future negotiations to ensure the defense of commercial interests that concern those countries, and the formulation of agreements.

New measures approved by ministerial meetings.
 
The World Trade Organization (WTO): An intergovernmental organization that regulates and facilitates international trade between nations.
 
Governments use the organization to establish, review and implement the rules governing international trade.
 

The organization officially began its operations on January 1, 1995 in accordance with the Marrakesh Agreement, thus replacing the GATT Agreement concluded in 1948.
 
The World Trade Organization is the largest international economic organization in the world.
 
It has 164 member states that account for more than 98 percent of global trade and global commercial GDP.

https://alsabaah.iq/105164-.html   

How Did Reducing Inflation Help Stabilize Commodity Prices In Iraq?
 
November 2, 2024  Baghdad/Iraq Observer    The Association of Private Banks confirmed on Saturday that the government's success in reducing the inflation rate to 3.8% helped stabilize commodity prices.
 
The Executive Director of the Association of Private Banks, Ali Tariq, told the official agency, followed by “Iraq Observer,” that
 
“the Association of Private Banks and the Central Bank of Iraq held a symposium entitled
(The Statistics Cycle in Drawing up Monetary Policy),” indicating that
 
“the use of statistical data and information is a methodology adopted by the Bank.” The Central Bank of Iraq, especially in the recent period in making decisions, whether at the level of
     monetary policy or
     decisions that affect the economy in general.” He added,
 
 “The aim of the symposium is to
 
     clarify economic, financial and banking data to the public by specialists. To view the data published on the Central Bank of Iraq website: To
     clarify progress and shortcomings regarding the financial sector or monetary policy.” Tariq stressed that
 
 “one of the important indicators is related to the banking sector, the
     size of deposits, or the
     size of the monetary mass, and the
     distribution of deposits between the government and private banking sectors, in addition to the
     impact of credit and loans and on the gross domestic product,” explaining,

“On the other hand, as economic indicators, the most important of them was the inflation rates that It decreased significantly in the recent period to reach 3.8 percent,” noting,
 
“This is considered an excellent percentage that maintains the stability of commodity prices and
     thus the price increase is less for the citizen.”   https://observeriraq.net/كيف-ساعد-تخفيض-التضخم-باستقرار-أسعار-ا/   

Al-Sudani Directs Taking A Number Of Steps To Enhance And Develop Electronic Payment Systems And Services

Monday 04 , November 2024  | General Number of readings: 129  Baghdad / NINA / Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani directed to take a number of steps to enhance and develop electronic payment systems and services.

The Prime Minister's Media Office stated in a statement: "In implementation of the financial and economic reform approach, which represents one of the most important priorities of the government, the Prime Minister directed to take a number of steps to enhance and develop electronic payment systems and services:

First: Work to localize the salaries of private sector employees, similar to the government sector, and assign both the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the Central Bank of Iraq, with the participation of a number of private sector institutions, to prepare an appropriate mechanism for this purpose.

Second: Ministries and all government institutions to leave cash payments and use electronic payments in collection and other related transactions, through an integrated plan submitted by each ministry or government institution before December 31, 2024, with actual implementation to begin no later than July 1, 2025." / End7  https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?Key=1166212

The Governor Of The Central Bank Of Iraq Meets With Employees Of The Erbil Branch
 
November 03, 2024   His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Al-Alaq, visited the bank’s branch in Erbil.
 
    His Excellency the Governor inspected some departments in the branch building, where he was briefed on the progress of their work and the achievements achieved by the branch.
 
His Excellency the Governor directed to the necessity of  cooperation and work on stimulating financial policies, to    improve the banking sector and the services that banks provide to citizens, in addition to making observations about the need to  intensify efforts to enhance the capabilities of banking work.

His Excellency urged the branch’s employees to   provide the best banking services to the residents of the geographical area supervised by the branch, directing the need to    strengthen the Central Bank’s supervisory and supervisory position over banks operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.  Central Bank of Iraq    Media office   November 3, 2024     https://cbi.iq/news/view/2705  

The Central Bank Organizes A Symposium On The Role Of Statistics In Formulating Monetary Policy
 
November 03, 2024      The Central Bank of Iraq and the Iraqi Private Banks Association organized a symposium entitled “The Role of Statistics in Drawing Monetary Policy,”
 
in the presence of the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Dr. Ammar Hamad Khalaf, and the President of the Iraqi Private Banks Association, Mr. Wadih Al-Handal, along with a number of bank representatives and professors. Universities and economists.
 
    The symposium witnessed Dr. Samir Fakhri, Director General of the Department of Statistics and Research at the Central Bank of Iraq, giving a detailed presentation that included a set of data related to monetary policy, indicating that
 
monetary and banking indicators are witnessing remarkable growth, thanks to the policies of the Central Bank.
 
    It is noteworthy that this symposium comes within the framework of the Central Bank of Iraq’s keenness to enhance awareness of the role of statistics and data in supporting monetary and economic policies, in a way that serves the sustainable economic development of Iraq.
      
    Central Bank of Iraq   Media office  November 3, 2024    https://cbi.iq/news/view/2704   

 For current and reliable Iraqi news please visit:  https://www.bondladyscorner.com/

Gold Telegraph: Conversations with Judy Shelton, Part 1

Gold Telegraph: Conversations with Judy Shelton, Part 1

Nov. 3, 2024

 “I want the United States to be the leader if there’s any kind of gold backing to a currency.” – @judyshel

Economic advisor to former President Donald Trump, Judy Shelton, joins me for a captivating conversation spanning a wide range of subjects.

Judy Shelton is a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of the book Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money.

She is the former Chairman of the National Endowment for Democracy and former U.S. Director of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She has testified before the U.S. Senate Banking, Senate Foreign Relations, House Banking, House Foreign Affairs, and Joint Economic Committee.

In our conversation, we explore a series of compelling topics, highlighted by Judy’s riveting career stories, including her interactions with figures like Alan Greenspan, Paul Volcker, and other influential central bankers.

One of the most powerful revelations she shared was Paul Volcker’s frank admission: he had always believed the United States would eventually return to the Bretton Woods system.

For those unfamiliar, Volcker was referencing the pivotal moment known as the Nixon Shock in 1971, when President Nixon abruptly suspended the U.S. dollar’s convertibility into gold, shattering the foundation of the Bretton Woods system.

At that historic moment in history, Volcker served as the Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Monetary Affairs.

This marked the transition to a pure fiat monetary system.

We get into a wide-ranging conversation that covers many topics, which include:

• The US Dollar
• The U.S. National Debt as a Security Threat
• Federal Reserve’s Role in America’s debt and Financial Instability
• Historical Perspectives on Monetary Policy
• Potential Return to a Gold-Backed System
• Comparisons Between Soviet Central Planning and Current Economic Policies
• BRICS Countries and Global Financial Shifts
• Treasury Bond Backed by Gold and the Potential for Gold Backed Stablecoins
+ much more.

I hope you all enjoy this conversation, and a big thank you to @judyshel for joining me for our first Gold Telegraph conversation.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:49 – How much does the US dollar’s global dominance depend on the upcoming election?

2:08 – Is debt a threat to U.S. national security?

3:20 – How responsible is the Federal Reserve for America’s current debt level?

7:54 – How has the Federal Reserve contributed to the financial instability we face today?

13:22 – How do you see today’s shifting global landscape, given your deep background in historical analysis?

19:46 – Are we on the verge of another major global monetary shift, and what might it look like?

29:13 – Was there a specific moment or event early in your career that sparked your interest in the study of gold?

34:09 – Memorable stories from your conversations with Alan Greenspan, Paul Volcker and Robert Mandel

39:22 – How do you define sound money?

46:14 – How interconnected are sound money, economic opportunity, stability, and global peace, especially in today’s polarized world?

49:51 – Why do you think so many policymakers dismiss and mock gold, even as global demand is at records and central banks are stockpiling?

54:13 – How does the Fed’s dual mandate open it to political vulnerabilities, and could a rules-based system address these issues?

59:37 – How does the Fed’s centralized control over interest rates affect what is supposed to be a market-based economy?

1:02:48 – Are central banks aggressive policies eroding or undermining capitalism and the concept of free markets?

1:06:23 – Are BRICS nations positioning gold to become a unit of account and medium of exchange, potentially bypassing the traditional financial system?

1:09:38 – Could imposing tariffs on countries that move away from the dollar actually help America maintain its financial muscle?

1:14:47 – What gives you hope for potential reforms that could create a monetary system supporting economic freedom and stability for everyone?

1:16:58 – Could we potentially see you in the next administration advocating for these policies?

https://twitter.com/i/status/1853109702248280206

Source(s):   https://x.com/GoldTelegraph_/status/1853109702248280206

https://dinarchronicles.com/2024/11/03/gold-telegraph-conversations-with-judy-shelton-part-1/

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Gold Telegraph: Judy Shelton Says Debt is a National Security Threat

In my conversation with Judy Shelton, I asked whether debt poses a national security threat to the United States.

She responded, “It is a national security threat, and this has been developing over a long time…”

Watch the entire conversation, here:

The United States Treasury is spending roughly 3% of GDP on interest payments for the national debt, marking the highest ratio since 1996.

The national debt is now nearly $36 trillion.

Do people actually think this can go on forever?

Source(s):
https://x.com/GoldTelegraph_/status/1853175191108477104
https://x.com/GoldTelegraph_/status/1853173647680114982

https://dinarchronicles.com/2024/11/03/gold-telegraph-judy-shelton-says-debt-is-a-national-security-threat/

Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Monday Morning 11-4-24

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PAKISTAN MOVES TO LEGALIZE CRYPTO AS GOVERNMENT SIGNALS SHIFT IN FINANCIAL POLICY

Pakistan moves to legalize crypto as the government proposes amendments to the SBP Act, signaling a shift in its financial policy.

According to a report by The Express Tribune, the amendments would allow the SBP to issue digital currency and manage the country’s money in both physical and digital forms.

The amendments also include the proposal to grant the SBP power to conduct “central bank digital currency” business, adding that CBDCs could operate as a legal tender. Moreover, the SBP plans to establish a subsidiary to develop and operate digital payment systems, the report reads.

Historically, Pakistan’s central bank has categorized cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) as illegal tender, issuing warnings about the associated risks. The central bank specifically highlighted the lack of legal protections for financial losses resulting from the high volatility of cryptocurrencies.

The proposed amendments introduce penalties for the unauthorized issuance of digital currencies, imposing fines equal to twice the value of any illegal currency created, per the report.

While no specific timeline has been announced for federal cabinet approval of the amendments, these changes could shift the narrative toward regulatory oversight and the integration of digital currencies into Pakistan’s financial framework. The amendments would also expand the SBP board’s authority, enabling it to approve a wider range of financial reports and enhance governance processes.

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KRAKEN LAUNCHES LICENSED CRYPTO DERIVATIVES IN AUSTRALIA

Kraken expands into Australia’s crypto derivatives market with a regulated broker service for wholesale investors.

Kraken, a centralized cryptocurrency exchange, introduced a licensed brokerage service in Australia targeting wholesale clients and designed to meet the needs of institutional and large-scale investors.

The new service offers Australian clients crypto-based derivatives trading, a financial product tied to cryptocurrency prices without requiring direct ownership of digital assets.

Eligible clients have been able to trade crypto-based derivatives via Kraken’s platform since Nov. 3. Interested clients can apply or check their eligibility for the service through the Kraken Pro app.

The launch of Kraken’s new Australian-targeted broker service demonstrates the exchange’s move toward regulatory compliance, preparing it to handle potential institutional liquidity inflows.

New service offering details
Kraken’s new product, available through its Australian financial services-licensed broker, allows clients to access multiple crypto options with multi-collateral support.

The suite of derivatives includes features like collateral flexibility, supporting fiat, stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies, while offering risk management tools and trading strategies designed to enhance asset security.

Despite the new service’s potential advantages, Kraken warned investors of the high risks associated with some crypto derivatives in which losses can “substantially” exceed initial investments.

Kraken commitment to compliance
The exchange’s expansion into the Australian wholesale derivatives market is the latest step in aligning with local regulatory requirements.

In the launch announcement, Jonathan Miller, Kraken’s general manager for Australia, said that Australian wholesale clients are seeking an option “to execute advanced trading strategies using a licensed broker.”

Miller added that the country has been a “cornerstone” of the exchange’s global operation and expressed Kraken’s commitment to regulatory compliance while unlocking “institutional demand for crypto assets.”

Kraken to launch Ink blockchain in 2025
Kraken’s plans to launch its own blockchain in early 2025, dubbed “Ink,” were revealed in a Bloomberg report in Oct 24..
The report said that the new blockchain aims to allow users to trade, borrow and lend tokens without intermediaries while simplifying the decentralized finance (DeFi) process.

Ink signals Kraken’s step away from its current position in crypto and toward Web3 and decentralization principles as it bids to make DeFi more accessible and cost-effective for users.

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Source:  CoinTelegraph

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TNT:

Tishwash:   The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations arrives in Najaf to meet with Mr. Sistani

 The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mohammed Al-Hassan, arrived in Najaf today, Monday, to meet with the Grand Ayatollah, Sayyid Al-Sistani.

The UN Secretary-General had earlier announced the appointment of Mohammed Al-Hassan as his new Special Representative in Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI), succeeding his former Special Representative, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert.  link

Tishwash:  Extension of the legislative term of the Iraqi parliament for an additional month to pass laws

 Member of the Parliamentary Legal Committee, Mohammed Al-Khafaji, revealed on Monday that the current legislative session of the Council of Representatives ends on the 9th of this month, and that extending it for another month is subject to Article 58 of the Iraqi Constitution. 

He added in a statement to Shafaq News Agency that according to this article, the legislative term can be extended at the request of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, or 50 representatives, provided that the extension is approved by a vote of the majority of the members of the House.

Al-Khafaji explained that there is a trend to extend the legislative session from November 9 to December 9, in order to organize the work of Parliament and approve pending laws, as the past period witnessed repeated postponements in the Council’s sessions and the incomplete agenda.

Al-Khafaji pointed out that the extension will provide an additional opportunity for the government to submit the draft general budget law for 2025, which is supposed to be submitted before the end of this year. He stressed the importance of the government taking advantage of this time to avoid the delay that the budget witnessed this year. link

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Tishwash:  Al-Sudani receives a memorandum of understanding to establish a higher ministerial council between Iraq and the Netherlands

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received, on Monday, a memorandum of understanding to establish a higher ministerial council between Iraq and the Netherlands for governmental cooperation in all fields.

Al-Sudani's office stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency that the latter received the new Dutch Ambassador to Iraq, Janet Alberda, and congratulated her on assuming her duties in Iraq, stressing the importance of strengthening bilateral relations in various fields, and working to develop them, in a way that achieves mutual benefit and common interests.

Al-Sudani received a draft memorandum of understanding to establish the Supreme Ministerial Council between the governments of Iraq and the Netherlands, for the purpose of working on ministerial cooperation in all fields, in addition to discussing the issue of the withdrawal of the coalition and entering into bilateral relations between the two countries.

During the meeting, the situation and developments in Lebanon and Gaza were discussed, and the importance of seeking to stop the war and deliver relief supplies to the affected areas and those afflicted by the aggression was emphasized  link

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Tishwash:  Prime Minister: The necessity of strengthening Iraq's position to be at the forefront of the region's countries in the technological aspect

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani stressed, on Sunday, the necessity of strengthening Iraq's position to be at the forefront of the countries of the region in the technological aspect.

The Prime Minister's Media Office said in a statement, seen by "Al-Eqtisad News", that "Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani chaired the second meeting of the Supreme Committee for Artificial Intelligence."

He added that "Al-Sudani listened, at the beginning of the meeting, to the government plans related to developing aspects related to artificial intelligence for employees, educational and educational sectors, and the agriculture and water resources sector, in addition to reviewing the legislative policy; in order to prepare a draft law regulating the work of artificial intelligence applications."

He continued that "Al-Sudani reviewed the details and proposals related to introducing the subject of computers and artificial intelligence into the curricula of the Ministry of Education in the next academic year, stressing the need for every school to have a smart screen and an internet connection to establish a special laboratory for artificial intelligence, stressing the need to strengthen Iraq's position to be at the forefront of the countries of the region in the technological aspect, with its various capabilities and potentials in this field."

He explained that "Al-Sudani agreed to launch an initiative aimed at attracting competencies from abroad in the public and private sectors, including leaders and employees, by training 100 digital leaders as a first stage, and informing them of the latest experiences in this field, under the supervision of international experts, in order to create and implement policies in order to raise the quality of services provided to citizens." link

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XRP LEDGER MAKES MAJOR LEAP FOR INSTITUTIONAL-GRADE DEFI AS THIS FEATURE LAUNCHES

According to an exciting announcement by the RippleX official X account, the XRPL oracle pricing amendment is now live. This amendment adds a "Price Oracle" feature to XRP Ledger, as defined in the XLS-47 specification. The XRPL price oracle is intended to store pricing information about asset pairs that exist outside of XRP Ledger, allowing smart contracts that rely on XRP Ledger to use this information.

A blockchain oracle is a system in which a service feeds information to the blockchain about the outside world, which may subsequently be accessed by decentralized apps (dApps) that run primarily on or with the blockchain.

Oracles provide a secure and efficient means of bringing real-world data onto a given blockchain system for smart contract use. This is particularly critical for institutional DeFi, which is central to XRPL.

XRPL’s Oracle is protocol-native, which means that it is built into the network itself and not a Layer 2, similar to XRPL’s AMM.

External oracles such as Band Protocol and DIA, which are currently integrated into XRPL, will also be able to connect and provide price feed data.

With the new XRPL price oracle and integrations with Band Protocol and DIA, XRPL's native oracles will be able to offer real-time data for key DeFi features like the AMM and lending protocols.

This represents a significant step forward for institutional-grade DeFi. The XRPL DID amendment went live last week, marking yet another significant milestone for XRP Ledger. DID is a unique, user-owned identifier that is not controlled by any central authority.

Use cases for XRP price oracle
Many upcoming XRPL protocols will require oracles, such as the XRPL Lending Protocol for lending rates and liquidation management, as well as the XRPL AMM and DEX for determining asset prices across all Web2 and Web3 marketplaces. The XRPL EVM Sidechain will also need it to support EVM smart contracts and quick data syncs between the mainnet and sidechain.

Tokenized assets would also require an XRP price oracle. In February, Ripple and Zoniqx announced a partnership that will bring Zoniqx's asset tokenization infrastructure to XRP Ledger. This would require that the prices of real-world assets be streamed on-chain in real time.

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Source:  U Today

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CARDANO COMMUNITY DIVIDED ON CHARLES HOSKINSON’S ROLE AS BLOCKCHAIN EMBRACES DECENTRALIZATION

▪️Cardano has launched Node 10.11, a significant update that supports the Chang 2 hard fork.

▪️This upgrade empowers ADA holders and encourages active participation in Cardano's governance.

▪️Meanwhile, the Cardano community is divided on the role of the blockchain network's founder, Hoskinson.

Cardano has introduced Node 10.11, marking a major leap in the network’s journey toward decentralized governance.

On November 1, Intersect MBO, a Cardano-led member organization, launched Node 10.11 as the first mainnet release to support the Chang #2 inter-era hard fork. This upgrade transitions the network from its initial technical bootstrapping phase into a fully on-chain governance model.

Cardano’s Governance Evolution Continues with Chang #2
Node 10.11 includes features designed to empower governance within the Cardano ecosystem. 

Stake Pool Operators (SPOs) can now delegate their votes to preset options, and Delegated Representatives (DReps) gain an auto-abstain feature.

The update also enhances Cardano’s ledger, command-line interface (CLI), API, and networking code, creating a more robust foundation for governance and user interaction.

Intersect highlights the Chang 2 upgrade as the completion of Cardano’s move to fully on-chain governance, an evolution from the initial bootstrap model introduced in the first Chang upgrade.

This shift allows ADA holders—who since the Chang 1 update on September 1, have been able to delegate governance responsibilities to DReps or represent themselves—to play a more active role in the network’s decision-making processes.

Under the new Chang 2 framework, ADA holders must delegate to a DRep to withdraw staking rewards, although rewards will continue to accrue regardless of delegation status. Withdrawals will be possible only after delegating to a DRep or selecting the auto-abstain or no-confidence options. 

This would encourage active participation in Cardano’s governance structure as it moves closer to its decentralized vision.

“Following a successful Chang #2 hard fork, decisions on the Cardano blockchain will be shaped and voted on via fully decentralized governance, as detailed in CIP-1694,” Intersect stated.

Meanwhile, as Cardano enters this new phase, its founder, Charles Hoskinson, has engaged the community in a unique way. Following some recent public criticism, Hoskinson launched a poll on X (formerly Twitter) asking, “Is Charles Hoskinson a cancer for Cardano?”

As of now, the vote is nearly split, with the “no” responses holding a narrow majority at 51% to 49%. However, the poll has sparked diverse reactions across the community. Some prominent ADA supporters have defended Hoskinson and suggested the poll results might be influenced by bots or external factors.

Indeed, with six days remaining, the poll reflects the community’s mixed perspectives on Hoskinson’s role and influence within Cardano.

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