Book contributions by Joasia E. Popowicz
Articles by Joasia E. Popowicz
CBSL requests criminal proceedings against crypto schemes
Legal action could allow investors to recoup losses
Illegal gold trade impacts Ethiopian reserves
Assosa region holds one of the greatest untapped resources of gold in the world
EU politicians back plan for new AML authority
Proposals include tougher transparency requirements and crypto transaction limits
Towards legal CBDCs
Officials at the Bank of Thailand and Bank of Jamaica on how their CBDC design choices interact with the law
Fintech Benchmarks 2023 report – the future of money
Most central banks continue work on CBDC, few jurisdictions have banned crypto. Payments innovation once again tops the research agenda
BIS Project Icebreaker proposes cross-border retail CBDC model
Central banks used smart contracts and worked with FX providers to cut costs and risk
Carstens sets out vision for future monetary system
Programmable money on shared ledger would preserve two-tiered structure
FSB outlines crypto and defi risks to financial stability
Future work will map “oracles”, “bridges” and other links with traditional finance
One in five fintechs in Ireland send inaccurate returns to regulator
One in four reported deficiencies in safeguarding customers’ funds
Inflation in Baltics set to remain highest in euro area
Charts highlight divergence between eurozone members
UAE grants licence to Russian bank
US voices concerns over sanctions evasion and threatens action against facilitators
Iran and Russia to link banking systems to bypass sanctions
Move follows Iran’s signing of free trade “memorandum” with Russia-led EAEU
DNB fines Coinbase for ‘severe’ non-compliance
Crypto exchange fined €3.3 million for operating without registration
EU approves ‘prohibitive’ capital rules for banks’ crypto holdings
Draft law implements final parts of Basel III, planned for January 2025
ECB estimates trillions of euros at risk from climate change
Central bank publishes sustainable finance, carbon emissions and physical risk indicators
CBDCs need ‘self-custody’ to achieve inclusion – MIT Media Lab
Self-custody is currently “impossible for state-issued currency in the digital realm”
Ban, contain, regulate: BIS weighs crypto policies
Central banks can do more to address inefficiencies in the monetary system, authors say
Regulators should treat crypto trading as gambling – Panetta
Self-destruction of crypto sector is not assured, says ECB official
Syria devalues currency
Black market still trading at substantially weaker rate
Kazakhstan explores crypto co-existence in Binance CBDC trials
World’s largest crypto exchange working on crypto regulation in other central Asian states
