European banks are quickly taking their place in the regulated crypto market. Their number in ESMA's MiCA register has increased from about 40 at the end of June to nearly 80 by September 16. At the same time, the full register grew from 243 to 349 providers. Banks now represent nearly 23% of the registered players, compared to about 17% three months earlier.
Stablecoins do not constitute a credible means of large-scale payment, decided Pablo Hernández de Cos, head of the BIS, on Friday. Before the Jackson Hole symposium on August 28, he preferred tokenized bank deposits. The day before, his institute published a study highlighting very uneven issuance rules across markets.
The BIS's Agorá project has reached a decisive stage. After months of simulations, its members are moving to real value transactions to test the tokenization of central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits. Seven central banks and over 40 private financial institutions are participating in the initiative.
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The world of cryptocurrencies continues to shake up the codes of traditional finance. This time, it is the Swiss public bank PostFinance that takes a new step by making Ethereum staking accessible to its 2.7 million clients. A bold initiative that reflects a growing enthusiasm for digital assets in Switzerland…
The Basel Committee, under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has just approved an innovative framework for disclosing bank exposures to crypto. This decision marks a turning point in the regulation of the digital assets market, aiming to enhance transparency and risk management.
Central banks will be able to gradually integrate crypto into their reserves from 2025, up to a maximum of 2%, according to new cautious regulations published by the Bank for International Settlements.
No cryptocurrency transaction should go unnoticed by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), as they develop a suitable system to track cryptocurrency exchange flows throughout the European territory. Several European central banks have joined them in this initiative. Let's take a closer look!
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