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DeFi Borrower Behavior Key to Gauging Tokenization Risks: BIS Study
The study was designed to look at the largely unexplored "intricacies" of user behavior and dynamics of decentralized finance lending, the authors said.
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By Amitoj Singh
Mar 14, 2024 at 10:44 a.m. UTC
Mar 14, 2024
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The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland (Fred Romero/Flickr)
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Banks Must Disclose Crypto Exposures, Global Regulator Says
The guidance will ensure transparency and market discipline, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision said
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By Jack Schickler
Oct 17, 2023 at 10:42 a.m. UTC
Oct 17, 2023
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Crypto-friendly Signature Bank collapsed in March 2023 (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
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Banks Would Have to Disclose Crypto Holdings Under New BIS Plan
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision previously recommended capital constraints to wall off TradFi from the likes of bitcoin and ether
Crypto-friendly Signature Bank collapsed in March 2023 (Alpha Photo/Flickr)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 5, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 5, 2023
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The BIS study looked at international transactions on the Bitcoin network (Pixabay)
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Central Bank Group Unveils Data Project Mapping Crypto Transfers
The new data source could underpin future crypto regulations, according to the German-Dutch central bank project.
The BIS study looked at international transactions on the Bitcoin network (Pixabay)
By Jack Schickler
Oct 4, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2023
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Central bank digital currencies have raised privacy concerns (Flickr)
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Hong Kong-Israel CBDC Project Examines Security, Privacy, Accessibility
Project Sela claims to settle directly on central bank balance sheets without compromising people's data
Central bank digital currencies have raised privacy concerns (Flickr)
By Jack Schickler
Sep 12, 2023 at 8:55 a.m. UTC
Sep 12, 2023
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Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world. (Flickr)
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Crypto’s ‘Illusory Appeal’ Should Be Met by Regulation, Not Bans, BIS Study Says
Bitcoin ETFs could boost adoption because digital assets offer an escape route for state-imposed capital controls, a grouping of central bankers from the Americas said.
Central banks from Mexico and Colombia studied crypto's role in the developing world. (Flickr)
By Jack Schickler
Aug 22, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2023
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Crypto Can’t Be Used as Money Due to ‘Inherent Flaws,’ BIS Tells G20
Central bankers, wary of displacing their own fiat currencies, pointed to the past year's prominent hacks and collapses.
BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
By Jack Schickler
Jul 11, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2023
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The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland (Fred Romero/Flickr)
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15 Retail CBDCs Likely by 2030, BIS Study Says
A survey conducted by the Bank for International Settlements also found 93% of central banks worldwide were engaged in digital currency work in 2022.
The Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland (Fred Romero/Flickr)
By Jack Schickler
Jul 10, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. UTC
Jul 10, 2023
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Pablo Hernandez de Cos (right) with the King of Spain (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
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Crypto Banking Rules Could Be Modified if Market Reacts, Basel Committee Chair Says
Controversial rules unveiled last year would discourage banks from holding assets such as bitcoin that are deemed risky
Pablo Hernandez de Cos (right) with the King of Spain (Samuel de Roman/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Mar 28, 2023 at 2:57 p.m. UTC
Mar 28, 2023
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Has Tokenization’s Moment Finally Come?
Tokenization of real-world assets has been dismissed by many crypto purists for operating under a centralized framework, but new technological advances have migrated the proce...
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By Michael J. Casey
Mar 3, 2023 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 3, 2023
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