Rise in US Treasury crypto seizures due to major cases and higher bitcoin prices
Partnership aims to improve cash visibility, forecasting and real-time decision making for CFOs and treasurers
Blockchain-based digital payment network’s announcement is ‘overdue’
The project builds on the unified ledger concept proposed by the BIS
The two regulators will invite views from interested parties
Retail gold token launched in Hong Kong tests the waters for more digital versions of real-world assets
Companies urged to adopt best practice ahead of final rules
Most central banks are working on developing some form of sovereign digital currency. But are they paying attention to the right things?
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds have been live in Canada and Europe for a while. Why would approval in the US be so important?
One of Latin America’s biggest economies, Argentina finds itself in a political and economic storm that is swiftly sinking the value of the peso. Amid the tempest, stablecoins could bring financial relief.
As the EU waits for MiCA to come into full force, a Dutch broker taps into the German market to expand its digital asset trading within the bloc.
To build on MiCA, nuance is needed to avoid overburdensome regulation.
Approaches to crypto regulation in the UK remain worryingly inconsistent, putting the country’s ambitions for the sector at risk.
Proposed standards from the International Organization of Securities Commissions are a welcome first step for a more coordinated global approach to crypto regulation.
The FCA’s crypto asset marketing rules are approaching their final state, but firms have been given a matter of months to comply.
The UK continues to debate how it should treat the trading of risky and speculative products such as crypto.
The EU regulation has great implications for those in the crypto assets industry.
New regulations on crypto assets must not penalise banks, writes Giovanni Sabatini, general manager of the Italian Banking Association.
Bankers now have a much clearer view of how their exposures to crypto will be treated from a prudential perspective. On a positive note they gained some clarity, but they are not entirely happy with the outcome.
The recent tumult in the crypto industry is uncomfortably analogous to a Shakespearean tragedy. Legislation currently under review may help, but swift action is needed.