Crypto
July 27, 2023
Crypto industry welcomes FSB crypto asset framework
The Financial Stability Board has proposed new recommendations for crypto assets as concerns grow over regulatory arbitrage and financial stability...
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July 18, 2023
SEC’S Hester Peirce floats UK-US crypto sandbox idea
The senior Republican commissioner has proposed a joint UK-US crypto sandbox to boost innovation, as she steps up her criticisms...
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June 22, 2023
B2C2: cleaning up crypto amid crackdown
When UBS’s former deputy CRO, Marc van Eijck, took on the role of chief risk officer at B2C2 in May...
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June 14, 2023
SEC vs Binance & Coinbase: regulatory overreach, or tip of the iceberg?
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC's) charges last week against cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and Coinbase represent the boldest attempt...
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May 31, 2023
Iosco crypto proposals receive cautious welcome
Proposals for more harmonised global regulation of crypto assets, published last week by Iosco, have met with cautious industry approval. The...
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May 10, 2023
MiCA: what does it mean for banks?
In April, the European Parliament approved perhaps the most significant regulatory framework yet seen for governing crypto, with its markets...
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April 17, 2023
UK reveals ambition to be global crypto hub
Rather than plotting a totally new regulatory course, the UK plans to place crypto within its existing mainstream financial services...
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March 29, 2023
US crypto crackdown leaves many unanswered questions
US regulators, particularly the SEC, are ramping up enforcement actions against cryptocurrency firms since the demise of FTX. From industry...
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March 2, 2023
Hong Kong’s 'ambitious' virtual assets trading proposals
The financial centre wants to launch a new licensing regime, which includes opening up retail investor access. Hong Kong’s Securities...
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January 16, 2023
Crypto must get to grips with its high-risk culture
Following a year of price drops, job losses and bankruptcies, many in the crypto industry were hoping for a calm...
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January 5, 2023
FTX fallout shines light on sleepy regulators
The demise of Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX is raising questions about offshore financial regulators’ ability to oversee rapidly growing crypto...
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