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Stablecoins Versus Tokenised Deposits: Implications For The Singleness Of Money

Date 11/04/2023

Key takeaways

• Private tokenised monies that circulate as bearer instruments, like stablecoins, may entail departures in their relative exchange values away from par in violation of the "singleness of money".
• In contrast, tokenised deposits that do not circulate as bearer instruments but rather settle in central bank money are more conducive to singleness.
• Tokenised deposits may enable expanded functionality by building on the capacity of programmable ledgers to introduce contingent execution and composability of transactions.

ACER Amends The Electricity Capacity Calculation Regions To Include Norway

Date 11/04/2023

On 31 March 2023, ACER approved for the EU (with its Decision 08/2023) a proposal from 13 October 2022 by Transmission System Operators (TSOs) to include the Norwegian bidding zone borders into the electricity capacity calculation regions (CCRs).

Europex Welcomes The Introduction Of The Domestic Reverse Charge Mechanism For Energy And Emissions Trading In Poland

Date 11/04/2023

Europex applauds the efforts of Polish lawmakers to introduce a domestic reverse charge mechanism (DRCM) in Poland as of 1 April 2023. The DCRM is an important tool in the fight against VAT fraud in electricity, gas and emissions trading in the EU and contributes to the integrity and safety of these markets.

Fiserv To Release First Quarter Earnings Results On April 25, 2023

Date 11/04/2023

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, will announce its first quarter financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

RealEstate.Exchange Owner DigiShares Launches Capital Raise On Its Own Tokenization Platform

Date 11/04/2023

RealEstate.Exchange (RE.X), the world’s first licensed and regulated blockchain-based exchange for listing and trading of real estate assets, is owned and supported by DigiShares. DigiShares is a market leading provider of white label solutions for tokenization of real estate.

EEX Group Monthly Volumes – March 2023

Date 11/04/2023

EEX Group reports its March 2023 volumes with the following highlights:

UK Chancellor Appoints Megan Greene To The Monetary Policy Committee Of The Bank Of England

Date 11/04/2023

• Megan Greene has been appointed as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
• Megan Greene is currently Global Chief Economist at Kroll and will succeed Silvana Tenreyro
• Megan’s three-year term will start on 5 July 2023

Positive Sentiment With Inflows Of US$57m In A Low Volume Week - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 11/04/2023

• Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling US$57m last week, bringing flows back to a net inflow position year-to-date. Despite the positive sentiment amongst investors, volumes were low at US$970m for the week.
• Bitcoin saw US$56m of inflows, representing 98% of all inflows.
• Despite the Shapella upgrade occurring on the Ethereum network on the 12th April, inflows have been relatively minor at US$0.6m.

JPX Market Innovation & Research: Addition Of "Paid Data Services Search" Function

Date 11/04/2023

JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) has added a search function to the "JPX Data Catalog" page on the JPX website where various data services are provided by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., Osaka Exchange, Inc., JPXI, and partner companies for a fee ("Paid Data Services").

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Partners With Mashreq To Provide Instant Trading Access To Clients

Date 11/04/2023

• Agreement will introduce a seamless digital onboarding process for obtaining an investor number and opening a trading account