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Basel Bank capital rules create 'chokepoint' for crypto — Investment exec
16.8.2025
The current capital reserve requirements and rules make holding cryptocurrencies too costly for banks, limiting the sector's growth
Basel Bank capital rules create 'chokepoint' for crypto — Investment exec
16.8.2025
The current capital reserve requirements and rules make holding cryptocurrencies too costly for banks, limiting the sector's growth
Basel Bank capital rules create 'chokepoint' for crypto — Investment exec
16.8.2025
The current capital reserve requirements and rules make holding cryptocurrencies too costly for banks, limiting the sector's growth
Basel Bank capital rules create 'chokepoint' for crypto — Investment exec
16.8.2025
The current capital reserve requirements and rules make holding cryptocurrencies too costly for banks, limiting the sector's growth
Basel Bank capital rules create ‘chokepoint’ for crypto — Investment exec
16.8.2025
The current capital reserve requirements and rules make holding cryptocurrencies too costly for banks, limiting the sector’s growth
Basel Medical shares down 15% on $1B Bitcoin buying plans
16.5.2025
Shares of Basel Medical Group are down around 15% after the healthcare company announced plans to buy $1 billion in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. On May 16, Singapore-based Basel said it was “in advanced discussions with a consortium of institutional investors and high-net-worth...
Basel Medical shares down 15% on $1B Bitcoin buying plans
16.5.2025
Shares of Basel Medical Group are down around 15% after the healthcare company announced plans to buy $1 billion in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. On May 16, Singapore-based Basel said it was “in advanced discussions with a consortium of institutional investors and high-net-worth...
Basel Medical shares down 15% on $1B Bitcoin buying plans
16.5.2025
Shares of Basel Medical Group are down around 15% after the healthcare company announced plans to buy $1 billion in Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. On May 16, Singapore-based Basel said it was “in advanced discussions with a consortium of institutional investors and high-net-worth...
Banks' Spot Crypto Holdings Continue to Collapse as Firms Move to ETPs
26.3.2025
Global banks held $367 billion in crypto assets under custody in Q2 last year, data from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision showed
Justin Sun paid $6M for a banana taped to a wall and now plans to eat it
21.11.2024
The artwork consists of a regular store-bought banana stuck to a wall with duct tape. It sold in New York for four times the estimated sales price.
Banks face new risks from permissionless blockchains, BIS warns
30.8.2024
To mitigate risks associated with public blockchain networks, the paper proposed appointing an entity with the authority to "control and limit access" to cryptocurrency assets
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
29.8.2024
Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
Basel Committee Gives Permissioned Stablecoins ‘Preferential Treatment’ in Amended Crypto Asset Standard Amidst Heavy Criticism
19.7.2024
The Basel Committee, responsible for setting standards for bank regulation, has revised its crypto asset standard, introducing new considerations that impact stablecoins. The updated standard favors permissioned stablecoins, such as JPM Coin, over those issued on public chains. This has elicited...
Basel Committee finalizes crypto exposure rules for banks
3.7.2024
The committee is unveiling the standards later in July, culminating a yearslong process
Basel Committee finalizes crypto exposure rules for banks
3.7.2024
The committee is unveiling the standards later in July, culminating a yearslong process
Global Banking Standard Setter Approves Disclosure Framework for Crypto Exposures
3.7.2024
The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026
Global Banking Authorities Extend Crypto Regulatory Framework Deadline
15.5.2024
The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) has reviewed the implementation of Basel III reforms and postponed the crypto asset standard implementation date to January 1, 2026. Basel III, finalized in 2017, continues to see widespread adoption, with two-thirds of member...
Basel Banking Committee Proposes Stricter Guidelines to Classify Stablecoin as Less Risky Than Unbacked Cryptocurrencies
14.12.2023
BIS building in Basel, Switzerland. Source: Adobe/doganmesut The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS) wants to tighten rules to classify stablecoins as less risky assets than Bitcoin (BTC) and other unbacked cryptocurrencies. In a recent consultative paper, the international standard...
Global Banking Regulator Proposes Changes to Criteria That Give Stablecoins Preferential Risk Treatment
14.12.2023
The Basel Committee for Banking Supervision wants to tighten requirements that allow stablecoins to qualify as less risky than unbacked cryptocurrencies like bitcoin
City of Basel Settles Tokenized Bonds Using Wholesale CBDC
12.12.2023
The Swiss city of Basel recently settled a series of tokenized bonds using a wholesale central bank digital currency (WCBDC) as part of Helvetia III, a WCBDC pilot program. The system is designed to prioritize efficiency, as having on-chain funds bypasses the need for reconciling transactions with...