Victor Smart

Can crime-ridden DeFi be rehabilitated?
More than 80% of cryptoassets stolen in 2022 were in DeFi products
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Policymakers get the heebie-jeebies on CBDCs
Central bank digital currencies have lost their lustre. What now?
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October 2, 2023
Is COP28 a cop out?
Ahead of Cop28 in November, a clear rift has opened up among central banks on the climate crisis.
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August 29, 2023
EU fires warning shot at ‘forum shopping’ crypto firms
The EU is pushing through laws against cryptocurrency ‘forum shopping’ to ward off fast-growing risky crypto firms from gaining a...
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US banks eye up ISSB ‘green guidelines’ amid SEC delays
New voluntary sustainability standards could become the default option for purpose-led US banks – in the teeth of ongoing delays...
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July 18, 2023
SEC’S Hester Peirce floats UK-US crypto sandbox idea
The senior Republican commissioner has proposed a joint UK-US crypto sandbox to boost innovation, as she steps up her criticisms...
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July 10, 2023
SEC’s Hester Peirce accuses agency of sowing ESG ‘seeds of chaos’
Republican commissioner Hester Peirce launches her most scathing attack yet on the agency’s crowded policy agenda, at a time of...
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July 5, 2023
ISSB’s Sue Lloyd: ‘No reason for anti-ESG movement to oppose new disclosure standards’
The vice-chair of the influential standard-setter is pushing for more banks to adopt new sustainability disclosure standards, in the face...
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June 7, 2023
Finance sector faces new EU corporate sustainability rules
Tense negotiations between the EU Council, European Parliament and European Commission over the coming months will decide whether financial institutions fall within...
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March 3, 2023
Regulators consider voluntary carbon market involvement
Regulators are considering the extent to which they should be intervening to ensure voluntary carbon markets are functioning effectively. Is...
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February 3, 2023
US ESG backlash: a tide-turning moment?
Anti-ESG sentiment dramatically came to the surface in the US last year with a series of high-profile Republican-led manoeuvres. But...
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