Global Digital Finance, together with its community of industry expert members, is driving the acceleration and adoption of digital finance to support the next era of digital commerce.
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On 10 September, Global Digital Finance (GDF) convened two roundtables with the Bank of England, with participation from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), GDF members and industry experts. Both sessions were held under the Chatham House Rule. The first roundtable focused on the Bank of England’s draft Code of Practice for systemic stablecoins and the […]
24 Sep 2026
24 September 2026
Joseph Weinberg, co-founder of Shyft, highlighted three main points on the Travel Rule at the GDF Emergency Summit on Sanctions. VASP due diligence is becoming increasingly important With regards to the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) so-called Travel Rule, the key is to implement as much identification as possible so that virtual asset service providers […]
8 March 2022
The GDF Code of Conduct is designed to establish a common understanding of the best practices and governance policies for the global digital asset market. Divided into 10 parts, the Code addresses each component of the digital finance value chain, and is written from the perspective of general global regulatory frameworks. The following is a […]
8 March 2022
“For the third year running, our annual members survey cites “lack of regulatory clarity” as a top challenge for the industry. Against a heightened increase for crypto policy and regulation already in 2022, we call on policymakers and agencies to further engage with the industry through the GDF co-regulation model,” says Lawrence Wintermeyer, executive co-chair of GDF. The […]
17 January 2022
ESG and digital assets have more in common than meets the eye. At first, they both faced rejection by incumbents and investors. They then gained popularity and finally recognition by politicians and regulators, having been nudged by public pressure. They are relatively new asset classes coming into their own, with key issues to resolve. They […]
19 November 2021
As digital assets grow to become a more important part of the financial sector, it will be important that they bring something new besides just ‘digitalization’ of the status quo. At COP16 in 2010, developed countries pledged to mobilize $100 billion in climate finance per year by 2020. A recent status update based on data […]
17 November 2021
As summer in the northern hemisphere nears its end, many are assessing the impact of climate change on a season that brought extreme heat and devastating weather events across the world. With extreme weather becoming all too commonplace, public concern, government action, and private enterprise are converging to produce a surge of interest in sustainable […]
15 November 2021
Increasingly within the crypto industry, ESG and sustainability are at the forefront of many discussions. These opposing viewpoints centre around the differing opinions regarding the proof of work (PoW) and proof of stake (PoS) consensus mechanisms. The purpose of these systems is to offer users a fault-tolerant mechanism that provides security, fairness, and efficiency. However, […]
10 November 2021
The climate crisis is a defining challenge of our time that will require action across the global financial system. And despite our industry’s youth, we’re not exempt. Climate risks threaten to reduce enthusiasm for crypto amongst otherwise loyal advocates and suppress capital investment by ESG-conscious stakeholders. This discourages innovation and, over time, poses risks for […]
10 November 2021
Global Digital Finance, together with its community of industry expert members, is driving the acceleration and adoption of digital finance to support the next era of digital commerce.