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Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings Should Be Capped, Basel Committee Proposes
Holdings of unbacked crypto like bitcoin and algorithmic stablecoins would be limited to 1% of a lender’s capital under the standard setter's new plans put out for consultation Thursday.
Governments May Restrict Foreign Access to Their CBDCs, Riksbank Official Says
Not all countries “play nicely” with each other, complicating how central bank digital currencies will interact with other payment systems, said Cecilia Skingsley, first deputy governor at the Swedish central bank.
Recent Crypto 'Bloodbath' Is Not Necessarily Bad, Regulators Say
The downturn can help weed out shady characters and doomed ventures, a number of officials and entrepreneurs said at a forum in Zurich last week.
Las CBDCs y no las criptomonedas serán clave para el sistema monetario del futuro, según el BIS
Un capítulo de 42 páginas en el Reporte Económico Anual 2022 del Banco de Pagos Internacionales prevé un futuro en el que la programabilidad y la tokenización se construirán en base a las monedas digitales de los bancos centrales.
CBDCs, Not Crypto, Will Be Cornerstone of Future Monetary System, BIS Says
A 42-page chapter in the Bank for International Settlements’ annual economic report envisions a future where programmability and tokenization are built on top of central bank digital currencies.
BIS Economists Contend Crypto Can't Fulfill the Role of Money
The nature of permissionless blockchains necessarily leads to “fragmentation of the crypto landscape,” according to the central banking group.
BIS Appoints Cecilia Skingsley as Head of Innovation Hub
Skingsley is currently the first deputy governor of Swedish central bank, Sveriges Riksbank.
DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector: BIS Official
A new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper makes a case for “embedded supervision” that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance (DeFi) systems. “The Hash” team discusses the feasibility of such supervision and regulating open finance.
DeFi Ledgers Can Help Regulators Oversee Sector, BIS Official Says
A new BIS working paper makes a case for "embedded supervision" that argues regulatory oversight can be built into seemingly untamable decentralized finance systems.
Regulate Ledgers and Not Individual Crypto Providers, BIS Study Says
To make cross-border payments easier, you need to change your whole way of thinking, the authors of the BIS study found.
