Quantum Updates 34 | February 2025

Episode Description:

• Hong Kong SFC Convenes First Virtual Asset Consultative Panel Meeting to Shape Virtual Asset Regulations
• Brian Young Appointed as US CFTC Director of Enforcement
• Singapore Authorities Warn Against Unauthorised Contactless Payment Fraud
• ASIC Updates Regulatory Guidance on Relief Applications and No-Action Letters
• UK FCA Fines Mako £1.66 Million for Lapses in Cum-Ex Trading Controls
• ASIC Proposes Additional Relief for Financial Licensees Under Reportable Situations Regime
• US SEC Reviews Cboe BZX Proposal to Amend 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF for Staking Integration
• US SEC to Review Cboe BZX’s Proposal to List Canary XRP Trust Shares
• Latvijas Banka Governor Proposes Re-Election of Two Council Members
• MAS-ESS Essay Competition 2025 Launched on “Building Singapore’s Digital Asset Ecosystem”