Tune in to this episode of the Security Token Show where Kyle Sonlin and Herwig Konings discuss the latest Security Token News and Insights with this week's focus on CBDCs and stablecoins!

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Kyle's Company of the Week: Centrifuge - https://centrifuge.io/ 

Herwig's Company of the Week: Fidelity - https://www.fidelity.com/ 

= Market Topics =

MakerDAO community greenlights first 'real-world' assets for use as collateral: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/67675/makerdao-community-vote-real-world-assets 

How Centrifuge plans to connect real assets with the DeFi world: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/66406/how-centrifuge-plans-to-connect-real-assets-with-the-defi-world 

Vanguard: Asset-Backed Securities Issuance via Blockchain: https://fintechnews.ch/blockchain_bitcoin/vanguard-asset-backed-securities-market-goes-blockchain/36736/ 

Mutual Fund Giant Vanguard Wraps Phase 1 of Digital Asset-Backed Securities Pilot: https://www.coindesk.com/mutual-fund-giant-vanguard-wraps-phase-1-of-digital-asset-backed-securities-pilot 

DeFi market cap doubles to $2 billion in under two months: https://decrypt-co.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/decrypt.co/31656/defi-market-cap-doubles-2-billion-under-two-months?amp=1 

European bank uses stablecoin instead of SWIFT for cross-border transfers: https://decrypt.co/31817/european-bank-uses-stablecoin-instead-of-swift-for-cross-border-transfers 

First Turkish-German Trade Finance Transaction on Distributed Ledger Technology: https://cointelegraph.com/news/first-turkish-german-trade-finance-transaction-on-distributed-ledger-technology 

ONTARIO SECURITIES RULE 45-505: FRONTFUNDR’S REGULATION FOR CONNECTING ALL ENTREPRENEURS AND INVESTORS: https://www.frontfundr.com/BlogPost/ontario-securities-rule-45-505 

AMTD Group Acquires Majority Stake in Blockchain-Powered Securities Exchange Capbridge: https://fintechnews.sg/41052/fintech/amtd-group-acquires-majority-stake-in-blockchain-powered-securities-exchange-capbridge/ 

Upvest Takes the Guesswork out of ‘Gas’: https://www.securities.io/taking-the-guesswork-out-of-gas/ 

Arweave says its new profit-sharing token scheme makes it possible to run 'inverse' ICOs: https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/68255/arweave-says-its-new-profit-sharing-token-scheme-makes-it-possible-to-run-inverse-icos 

SECDEX Group Expands with Addition of Custodial Service ‘SDC’: https://www.securities.io/secdex-group-expands-with-addition-of-custodial-service-sdc/ 

Solving the Liquidity Puzzle for Security Tokens – Thought Leaders: https://www.securities.io/solving-the-liquidity-puzzle-for-security-tokens-thought-leaders/ 

Lithuania Is Trialing a CBDC No One Can Use – And That’s by Design: https://www.coindesk.com/bank-of-lithuania-blockchain-lbchain-ltchain-lbcoin 

Ghana to begin testing central bank digital currency: https://coingeek.com/ghana-to-begin-testing-central-bank-digital-currency/ 

List of All Central Bank Digital Currency and Stablecoin Initiatives: https://medium.com/security-token-group/list-of-all-central-bank- digital-currency-and-stablecoin-initiatives-1bb6f6d61ea3 

Celsius-BnkToTheFuture Collaborate For A $15 M Equity Offering (NOT AN STO): https://coingape.com/celsius-bnktothefuture-collaborate-15-m-equity-offering/ 

Singapore Blockchain Week Virtual Summit 2020: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/singapore-blockchain-week-virtual-summit-2020-tickets-97717125553?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch 

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