Crypto Assets
Bank of Russia eases disclosure rules on digital asset firms
Moves designed to ease sanction pressure, as Nabiullina signals use of crypto for international trade
Bahamas Securities Commission denies secret agreement with FTX
US liquidator claims millions of dollars were withdrawn with authorities’ agreement
Prosecutors call FTX ‘one of the biggest frauds’ in US history
Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas as US authorities file charges
New York Fed advances two digital asset exchange projects
Regional Fed to test cross-border payments with MAS and explore “regulated liability network”
Bahamas regulator clarifies mystery withdrawals after FTX collapse
Court documents reveal sprawling FTX subsidiaries worldwide
BoE’s Cunliffe details ‘familiar’ failings at FTX
Deputy governor says crypto assets need to be regulated
BIS publishes database on bitcoin adopters
Evidence suggests speculation is key motive for holding bitcoin
FTX collapse: what went wrong?
Regulators close in as downfall of major exchange rips through crypto sector
Hong Kong consults on allowing retail crypto trading
Officials hope to improve city’s appeal to tech investors as Singapore proposes tougher crypto regulation
Hsu says US needs proper regulation of bank-fintech alliances
Policy-makers focus too much on crypto, says comptroller
NY court orders world’s largest stablecoin issuer to prove reserves
Defendants accused of crypto market price manipulation
Iran legalises crypto for imports
Trading crypto domestically still illegal, central bank tells citizens
Ethiopia tells crypto firms to register with cyber security agency
National Bank of Ethiopia had said transactions using crypto are illegal
Australian government will map crypto asset holdings
Move is necessary to oversee “largely unregulated” crypto sector, finance minister says
UN warns against rapid adoption of crypto in developing nations
Tax evasion depletes resources for development, report finds
Philippine central bank to freeze licensing of digital asset firms
Existing financial institutions under the BSP’s supervision can still apply for a licence
Crypto emissions will lower valuations, says ECB paper
European banks must incorporate crypto into estimates of climate transition risks
Basel Committee proposes capital add-ons for crypto exposures
Committee tightens proposed rules in several areas following high-profile crypto failures
US targets North Korean crypto hacking
Treasury seeks co-operation to better enforce sanctions on North Korea and Russia
Crypto a ‘wake-up call’ for central banks
Digital economy needs CBDC as risk-free asset, say panellists at ECB’s Sintra conference
BIS: the future of money is not crypto
Hyun Song Shin lays out vision of payments innovation backed by CBDC
Panama’s president vetoes parts of crypto law
Bankers’ association also opposes law, which president says lacks AML protections
Crypto market faces growing fragmentation – BIS paper
Crypto assets are failing to generate network effects seen in standard payments, authors find
Fed’s Waller joins chorus of concern over crypto
Growing number of central bankers now talking about crypto regulation