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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
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
Basel Committee Seeks to Consult on Stablecoins Risk Treatment
7.12.2023
Regulators have been looking to regulate crypto and mitigate against the risks posed by banks exposure to crypto
Canadian Regulator Seeks Feedback on Disclosure Rules for Bank Crypto Exposures
21.11.2023
The country hopes to align local requirements with those proposed by international banking regulators
Top Global Banks Reveal $10.27 Billion in Crypto, XRP Among Top Investment
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe Major global central banks, spanning Europe, North America, and other regions, have revealed a significant investment in crypto, with XRP emerging as a preferred digital asset. According to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), a global regulatory authority on banks,...
Banks’ crypto exposure must be disclosed: BIS’ Basel Committee
17.10.2023
The proposed regulations are currently open to the public for comments and if approved they will come into effect by Jan. 1, 2025
Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says
17.10.2023
The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
Basel Committee to consider disclosure requirements for banks’ crypto assets
6.10.2023
The committee already imposes a limit on crypto holdings in bank reserves, but the concentration of crypto in a small number of banks contributed to the March crisis, it said
Banks Would Have to Disclose Crypto Holdings Under New BIS Plan
5.10.2023
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision previously recommended swingeing capital constraints on holdings of unbacked cryptocurrency
Canadian Regulator Proposes Changes to Its ‘Capital and Liquidity Approach to Crypto-Assets’
28.7.2023
The regulator of financial institutions in Canada said on July 26 that it had started the process of gathering the public’s view on proposals to change its “capital and liquidity approach to crypto-assets.” The draft guidelines are a response to the Basel Committee on Banking...
EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules
27.6.2023
Lawmakers have previously favored ‘prohibitive’ capital requirements to keep unbacked crypto assets out of the banking system
EU Governments Friendly to Tough Crypto Bank-Capital Restrictions, Negotiator Says
9.6.2023
A deal on new banking laws may be imminent, and will likely treat lenders’ crypto holdings as highly risky
Crypto Banking Rules Could Be Modified If Market Reacts, Basel Committee Chair Says
28.3.2023
Controversial rules unveiled last year would discourage banks from holding assets such as bitcoin that are deemed risky
IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance
21.1.2023
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial...