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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The OECD Working Party 10 met at the end of September and discussed critical aspects of the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS).Topics on the agenda included: At the same time, jurisdictions are rapidly publishing draft guidance and final guidance for implementation. With only a few months until these rules take […]
22 Oct 2025
22 October 2025
“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
Digital assets hold considerable potential for transforming financial services. They can broaden financial inclusion and facilitate cross-border trade flows, for example, through cheaper, faster alternative payment methods. They can also improve the resilience of the financial system, for example, by allowing greater transparency and certainty over trade settlement. As with any industry and new technology […]
9 November 2021
In the spotlightBitcoin has seen a phenomenal rise in popularity in recent years, not least driven by a rapid surge in price, market capitalization, and total users (or rather, holders). At the same time, Bitcoin has also come under increased scrutiny for its seemingly insatiable demand for energy. Now on par with the level of […]
3 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.