Avanti, slated to be the first digital currency focused bank based in Wyoming to be approved as an SPDI, has announced its executive team.

Figure Technologies has announced the first end-to-end securitisation of a bundle of home equity loans, worth over $150m on a blockchain

EY, Microsoft and Consensys are collaborating on the Baseline protocol for the public Ethereum blockchain

Facebook's Wallet project is reportedly backing away from including Libra and instead will include jurisdictions

The BIS has released two key reports on CBDCs, one on the technological design considerations, and another reviewing ongoing retail projects

On 20 February 2020, the ASX gave evidence to the senate FinTech committee, with the Senators showing interest in the ASX DLT project

Blockchain legislative champion and Wall Street veteran Caitlin Long has announced the creation of a regulated crypto bank called Avanti

Chief Technical Counsel of Chainalysis, Michael Mosier, will return to FINCen in a new role as Deputy Director.

Australian Parliament has passed a bill providing for the expansion of ASIC's regulatory sandbox, to allow testing of new fintech products

As DeFi develops, regulations fall behind. In the interim, businesses are considering how to apply existing regulations (or lack thereof)

Bittrex, a US based cryptocurrency exchange, announced on 30 January 2020 that it has obtained insurance covering crypto in cold storage.