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07.04.26 - 18:42
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IMF Panics, Warns Tokenization Could Bring Crypto Risks Into Global Financial Markets (ZeroHedge)
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IMF Panics, Warns Tokenization Could Bring Crypto Risks Into Global Financial Markets
Authored by Francisco Rodrigues via CoinDesk.com,
Tokenization could reshape finance by enabling instant settlement and cutting out intermediaries, and introduces new risks that regulators are not yet equipped to manage, the IMF said.
Tokenization could amplify volatility through automated markets and smart contracts, the report said.
The IMF called for clearer legal frameworks and stronger global coordination, warning that tokenized assets moving instantly across jurisdictions could complicate oversight and deepen financial fragmentation in the absence of proper regulation.
Tokenization, the representation of real-life assets on a blockchain, could reshape both crypto markets and traditional finance, while introducing new risks that regulators are not yet equipped to manage, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a new report, the IMF described tokenization as more than a techni...
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07.04.26 - 04:30
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ICBC and CCB lead China′s six biggest banks in US$61b dividend payout (SCMP)
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China's six largest state-owned banks are set to distribute more than 420 billion yuan (US$61 billion) in dividends for 2025, extending record-high payouts and strengthening their appeal as a source of stable income as investors rotate into defensive assets amid low interest rates.
Combined payouts from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), China Construction Bank (CCB), Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, Bank of Communications and Postal Savings Bank of China were expected to......
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05.04.26 - 07:00
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Demographic shift fuels growth in China′s elderly care, insurance sectors (SCMP)
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China is undergoing a profound demographic shift, with its population ageing at a pace and scale unprecedented globally, and the trend has opened up significant opportunities for elderly care and insurance sectors.
“This massive and rapidly expanding elderly population should be a major consumer of healthcare services and therapeutics,” Citi Research analyst John Yung said in a report in late March. “The healthcare demands are rigid, long-term and diverse.”
Age-friendly products are rapidly......
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04.04.26 - 05:36
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Global banks carve out roles as semiconductor wealth redraws Taiwan′s finance map (SCMP)
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Taiwan's dominance in semiconductors is no longer just reshaping global technology supply chains – it is also redrawing the island's financial landscape, as international banks move to capture the wealth being created across the chip ecosystem.
From first-generation chip entrepreneurs setting up family offices to retail investors pouring money into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the capital generated by Taiwan's technology boom is spreading across multiple layers of the economy.
Global lenders......
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