Banking Regulation

Basel, Switzerland, home to the Basil Committee on Banking Supervision (Alexander Pyatenko/Getty Images)
Crypto Banking Rules Now Due This Year From Basel Committee
The group cited recent turmoil in pushing ahead with its plans, which previously saw opposition from major lenders like JPMorgan Chase.
Basel, Switzerland, home to the Basil Committee on Banking Supervision (Alexander Pyatenko/Getty Images)

Central Bank of Argentina. (Shutterstock)
Argentina's Central Bank Bans Lenders From Offering Crypto Services
The announcement on Thursday afternoon comes after the IMF last month approved a $45B loan facility for Argentina that stipulated the country would discourage the use of crypt...
Central Bank of Argentina. (Shutterstock)

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Banks Don’t Need Extra Crypto Protections Yet, EU Regulator Says
The European Banking Authority said it will start work this year to map out crypto activities and spot new financial risks.
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Monetary Weapons: 4 Lessons from Canada and Russia
The traditional financial system is a tool that can be used both against fellow citizens and despicable enemies.
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A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)
Bitcoiners Were Right: Weaponized Finance Just Created a Post-Dollar Planet
A wave of sanctions hitting Russia highlights the complex web of connections that make up contemporary global society – and its ultimate fragility.
A sign displays forex rates to the ruble at an exchange bureau in Moscow on Monday. (Getty Images)

Acting FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
New FDIC Acting Chair Says Evaluation of Crypto Risks Is a Top Priority for 2022
Martin Gruenberg said agencies like the FDIC need to provide “robust guidance” to the banking industry on how to manage the risks to consumers posed by crypto assets.
Acting FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.
Basel Committee to Review Proposed Capital Requirements for Banks With Crypto Assets
The banking regulator plans to issue a new consultative document in 2022.
Bank for International Settlements. Basel, Switzerland.

"Iceland's Secret" author and financial fraud investigator Jared Bibler. (Harriman House)
He Saw Iceland’s Banking Fraud From Inside. Now He’s Worried About Crypto
“I think we’re living on a sand castle financial system,” says former banker and fraud investigator Jared Bibler.
"Iceland's Secret" author and financial fraud investigator Jared Bibler. (Harriman House)

Tyrone Ross
Paxful’s Ray Youssef on Digital and Financial Social Justice
How can an online “barter for money” bring digital social justice to historically underserved populations?
Tyrone Ross

Iceland's famed Fagradalsfjall Volcano. The small nation's banks are also well known for their tendency to explode. (Sophia Groves/Getty Images)
What Iceland’s Spectacular Banking Collapse Teaches Us About Tether
Iceland’s surreal banking bubble led to one of the biggest blowups of the 2008 financial crisis. The story holds important lessons – including a possible scenario for Tether’s...
Iceland's famed Fagradalsfjall Volcano. The small nation's banks are also well known for their tendency to explode. (Sophia Groves/Getty Images)