Crypto Assets
Book notes: Number go up: inside crypto’s wild rise and staggering fall, by Zeke Faux
The book would be a great, comic obituary of crypto, if only crypto were dead
HKMA proposes strict stablecoin regime
Algorithm-based stablecoins likely to be excluded under new rules, Hong Kong authorities say
Basel Committee to consult on stablecoin capital requirements
Feedback also sought on interest rate risks and G-Sib “window dressing”
Small Swiss city accepts invoice payments in bitcoin and tether
Crypto accepted for taxes, fines and services, regardless of the amount
Crypto, trade and environmental crime among AML/CFT risks – IMF
Staff propose increasing country assessments to twice per year
No stablecoin has always been able to maintain parity – paper
Authors warn there is no guarantee that issuers can redeem stablecoins on demand
BoE wants stablecoins fully backed with central bank deposits
Systemic stablecoins would have to back issuance with unremunerated deposits
Sam Bankman-Fried takes the stand in wire fraud trial
FTX head says he doesn’t know how $9 billion in funds disappeared
US Treasury division proposes crypto mixer regulation
Proposals target terrorism financing after Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions Hamas
Stablecoins more vulnerable to runs, say Fed researchers
Authors point out similarities with MMFs and warn about financial instability risks
Australia proposes crypto regulation reforms
Platform operators would need a licence and be subject to financial services laws
Fed watchdog says supervisors could have stopped Silvergate
Failed California bank should have required permission for switch into cryptocurrency
BIS project maps ‘vast and complex’ global crypto network
Project Atlas uses diverse data to allow central banks to track cross-border flows
SEC targets NFTs in enforcement action
Two commissioners dissent from first SEC action against NFT issuer
MAS finalises rules for stablecoins
Singaporean central bank to label qualified coins as “MAS-regulated stablecoins”
Custodia opens for business without Fed master account
Wyoming digital assets bank is continuing legal action against the US central bank
El Salvador’s central bank licenses Binance
Move comes despite growing international regulatory concern over crypto exchange firm
PayPal launches US dollar stablecoin
Company will publish reserves report in September
Fed rate hikes propel ‘crypto cycle’ – IMF paper
Monetary policy more correlated with institutional investment in tech than finance
Panama supreme court rejects crypto law
Judges agree draft law has unconstitutional provisions and was improperly passed
FSB unveils crypto regulation framework
Recommendations were toughened to reflect failure of FTX and terraUSD/luna stablecoin