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Bash Sarmiento
Bash Sarmiento is a writer and an educator from Manila. He writes laconic pieces in the education, lifestyle and health realms. His academic background and extensive experience in teaching, textbook evaluation, business management and traveling are translated in his works.
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Ledn Launches $188 Million Bitcoin-backed ABS
Ledn, backed by Tether, has launched its first $188 million asset-backed securities deal via lead manager Jefferies.The Class A tranche secured a preliminary BBB-...
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Deposit Token Race Heats Up, Germany Nears Launch
Germany's CBMT deposit token initiative is advancing to production, with a live Sandbox and five banks targeted for launch.The project has shifted from a...
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Lagarde May Leave ECB Early Amid French Political Moves
Christine Lagarde is reportedly considering leaving the European Central Bank early, ahead of her term's expiration in October 2027.This timing, ahead of the April...
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BNM’s Sandbox Onboards Three Tokenization Projects
Malaysia's central bank has selected three stablecoin projects for its regulatory Sandbox, the Digital Asset Innovation Hub.The projects focus on practical applications like B2B...
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Bank of Greece Tests Digital Sovereign Bond on DLT
Bank of Greece successfully tested a sovereign digital bond using distributed ledger technology, simulating the entire bond lifecycle.The central bank uniquely served as both...
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Japan’s SBI to Acquire Coinhako Crypto Exchange in Singapore
SBI Holdings is acquiring a majority stake in Singapore-licensed cryptocurrency exchange Coinhako, plus additional investment.The move positions SBI to create a "digital asset powerhouse...
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LSEG to launch Digital Securities Sandbox for tokenization
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) plans to launch a Digital Securities Sandbox (DSD) this year, subject to regulatory approval.The DSD aims to enable on-chain...
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LayerZero Launches “Zero” Blockchain, DTCC & Citadel
LayerZero has unveiled "Zero," a permissionless blockchain claiming two million transactions per second and positioning itself as the "last blockchain."Major financial institutions DTCC, Intercontinental...
