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Basel Committee Proposes Banks Set Aside Capital to Cover Bitcoin Exposure
The committee proposed splitting crypto assets into two groups: those eligible for treatment under existing frameworks and those that are not.
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Basel Committee Says It Will Study Crypto-Asset Rules
The committee said it will publish a consultation document later this week.
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Digital Yuan Won’t Give China ‘First-Mover Advantage’ With CBDCs, BIS Chief Says
"Digital nature alone" will not be enough to give any one CBDC an edge as an international reserve asset, the BIS general manager asserts.
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BIS Researchers Grapple With Implications of Interoperable CBDCs
Central bank digital currencies would largely benefit countries if they work together to eliminate traditional banking frictions, a research note said.
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BIS Chief Blasts Bitcoin's Viability, Prompting Blowback From Advocates
Bitcoin maximalists cried foul at the central banker's prognostications.
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BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away
Central banks remained adamant private stablecoins do not factor into their CBDC calculus.
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BIS Plans Platform for Testing Central Bank Digital Currencies in Cross-Border Payments
The new platform was announced as part of the BIS Innovation Hub's priorities and programs for 2021.
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CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs. What does 2021 hold in store?
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Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows 'Feasibility' for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results.
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BIS Paper Says There's Potential to Embed Regulation Into Stablecoin Systems
The need to regulate global stablecoins like libra doesn't mean authorities can't embrace innovation, according to according to a BIS working paper.
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