Fintech 2025

USA CONTENTS

6. Marketplaces, Exchanges and Trading Platforms p.975 6.1 Permissible Trading Platforms p.975 6.2 Regulation of Different Asset Classes p.975 6.3 Impact of the Emergence of Cryptocurrency Exchanges p.975 6.4 Listing Standards p.976 6.5 Order Handling Rules p.976 6.6 Rise of Peer-to-Peer Trading Platforms p.977 6.7 Rules of Payment for Order Flow p.977 6.8 Market Integrity Principles p.977 7. High-Frequency and Algorithmic Trading p.977 7.1 Creation and Usage Regulations p.977 7.2 Requirement to Be Licensed or Otherwise Register as Market Makers When Functioning in a Principal Capacity p.978 7.3 Regulatory Distinction Between Funds and Dealers p.978 7.4 Regulation of Programmers and Programming p.978 8. Insurtech p.979 8.1 Underwriting Processes p.979 8.2 Treatment of Different Types of Insurance p.979 9. Regtech p.979 9.1 Regulation of Regtech Providers p.979 9.2 Contractual Terms to Assure Performance and Accuracy p.980 10. Blockchain p.980 10.1 Use of Blockchain in the Financial Services Industry p.980 10.2 Local Regulators’ Approach to Blockchain p.980 10.3 Classification of Blockchain Assets p.980

10.4 Regulation of “Issuers” of Blockchain Assets p.981 10.5 Regulation of Blockchain Asset Trading Platforms p.981 10.6 Staking p.981

10.7 Crypto-Related Lending p.981 10.8 Cryptocurrency Derivatives p.981 10.9 Decentralised Finance (DeFi) p.982 10.10 Regulation of Funds p.982 10.11 Virtual Currencies p.982 10.12 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) p.983 11. Open Banking p.983 11.1 Regulation of Open Banking p.983 11.2 Concerns Raised by Open Banking p.983 12. Fraud p.984 12.1 Elements of Fraud p.984

12.2 Areas of Regulatory Focus p.984 12.3 Responsibility for Losses p.984

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