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Basel Committee
Banks' Spot Crypto Holdings Continue to Collapse as Firms Move to ETPs
Global banks held $367 billion in crypto assets under custody in Q2 last year, data from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision showed.
Banks Using Permissionless Blockchains for Transactions Face Multiple Risks: BIS
Risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, the report said.
Global Banking Standard Setter Approves Disclosure Framework for Crypto Exposures
The Basel Committee's framework, based on responses to a December 2022 discussion paper, must be implemented by 2026.
Global Banking Regulator Wants Tougher Criteria for Giving Stablecoins Preferential Risk Treatment
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
Regulators have been looking to increase supervision of crypto and mitigate risks posed by banks' exposure to crypto.
Canadian Regulator Seeks Feedback on Disclosure Rules for Bank Crypto Exposures
The country hopes to align local requirements with those proposed by international banking regulators.
Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says
The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
Banks Would Have to Disclose Crypto Holdings Under New BIS Plan
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision previously recommended capital constraints to wall off TradFi from the likes of bitcoin and ether
EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules
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
The move could mean assets such as bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) are given the maximum possible risk weight as part of a lengthy set of banking laws, which could be agreed as soon as next week.
