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  • [Law Commission] Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

    [Law Commission] Decentralised autonomous organisations (DAOs)

    Wei Xiang

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    The term decentralised autonomous organisation (“DAO”) describes, in very broad terms, a new type of online organisation using rules set out in computer code. A DAO will generally bring together a community of (human) participants with a shared goal – whether profit-making, social or charitable. At least originally, DAOs were conceived of as an alternative… Read more

  • [ADGM Academy] Securing the Future: Custody Best Practices for Web3, DAOs and Blockchain Foundations

    [ADGM Academy] Securing the Future: Custody Best Practices for Web3, DAOs and Blockchain Foundations

    Wei Xiang

    Despite its promise, the Web3 landscape faces significant security and custodial challenges that must be managed for the ecosystem to mature. Unlike traditional systems where established legal and technical safeguards have been carefully developed and adopted, Web3’s decentralised nature shifts much of the responsibility (and risk) to a reliance on the robustness of code within… Read more

  • [Securities Commission Malaysia] PROPOSED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OFFERING AND DEALING IN TOKENISED CAPITAL MARKET PRODUCTS

    [Securities Commission Malaysia] PROPOSED REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR OFFERING AND DEALING IN TOKENISED CAPITAL MARKET PRODUCTS

    Wei Xiang

    The SC is cognisant of the rapid evolution and growth of technology and innovation in relation to various capital market products and services. In this regard, the SC has observed a growing interest among capital market participants who wish to offer tokenised capital market products or carry out regulated activities relating to tokenised capital market… Read more

  • [Continuum] Understanding the Basics: Slashing Insurance

    [Continuum] Understanding the Basics: Slashing Insurance

    Wei Xiang

    In Proof of Stake (PoS) blockchains, slashing is a real risk for validators. It can happen due to downtime, double signing, or malicious behavior—and it often results in the loss of staked assets. But what exactly is slashing, and how does slashing insurance work? What is Staking? Staking refers to the process of participating in… Read more

  • [COUNT ON SHEEP] How to File Crypto Taxes: Your Essential 2025 Guide

    [COUNT ON SHEEP] How to File Crypto Taxes: Your Essential 2025 Guide

    Wei Xiang

    Key Takeaways: Taxable Events: Taxation of Crypto: Reporting Crypto Transactions: Specific Crypto Activities: Crypto Donations: Donating appreciated cryptocurrency to charity can help you avoid paying capital gains tax. The donation is also deductible at the fair market value on the day of the donation, which can potentially reduce your tax burden. Record-Keeping: Keeping track of… Read more

  • [Nethermind] From Wallet to Chain. A Bridge of Two Worlds on an Ethereum Transaction

    [Nethermind] From Wallet to Chain. A Bridge of Two Worlds on an Ethereum Transaction

    Wei Xiang

    Introduction & Core Insights:The decentralized nature of blockchain often conflicts with traditional financial regulation. However, innovations on public chains like Ethereum can align with regulatory objectives through technical and economic mechanisms that ensure market safety and stability. Dissecting the Ethereum Transaction Process: Centralization and Censorship Concerns: Layer 2 Issues:Layer 2 solutions improve transaction throughput via… Read more

  • [galaxy] The State of Crypto Lending

    [galaxy] The State of Crypto Lending

    Wei Xiang

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    Lending and borrowing are use cases for cryptocurrencies that have found strong product-market fit both onchain and offchain, with the category as a whole topping $64 billion in market size at its peak. The lending market has also played an important role in building a financial ecosystem on top of digital assets, allowing users to… Read more

  • [Digital Pound Foundation] Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity

    [Digital Pound Foundation] Stablecoin: The UK Opportunity

    Wei Xiang

    The United Kingdom needs to put in place a competitive and robust regulatory regime for stablecoins as soon as possible. Other large financial centres already have operational stablecoin regimes (e.g. the EU) or are poised to legislate one quickly (e.g. the US). The lack of a regulatory regime for stablecoins is undermining UK competitiveness and… Read more

  • [OpenAI] A practical guide to building agents

    [OpenAI] A practical guide to building agents

    Wei Xiang

    Large language models are becoming increasingly capable of handling complex, multi-step tasks. Advances in reasoning, multimodality, and tool use have unlocked a new category of LLM-powered systems known as agents. This guide is designed for product and engineering teams exploring how to build their first agents, distilling insights from numerous customer deployments into practical and… Read more

  • [LTP] Liquidity 2025 Insititutional Digital Asset Summit Insights Report‌

    [LTP] Liquidity 2025 Insititutional Digital Asset Summit Insights Report‌

    Wei Xiang

    The Liquidity 2025 Institutional Digital Asset Summit, hosted by LTP on April 7, 2025, at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong, gathered leading voices from the global digital asset and traditional finance sectors. The summit served as a pivotal platform to explore how technological innovation, regulatory developments, and infrastructure evolution are driving the convergence… Read more