financial stability

Basel, Switzerland.
TradFi Fights for Tougher Crypto Rulebook in Wake of FTX Collapse
Traditional finance players want new international rules to stop FTX-style conflicts of interest, but the crypto industry warns of crimping blockchain benefits
Basel, Switzerland.

Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Crypto Echoes Risks of 2008 Financial Crisis, Says US CFTC Commissioner
Christy Goldsmith Romero says CFTC oversight would be an answer to potential financial stability risks brewing in the industry.
Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CDCROP: Global communication network (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)
Global Crypto Standards Due Next Week Could Test Regulators’ Tech Mantra
Financial-stability norms to be set out next week could seek to extend financial regulations to the crypto world - or could seek to go in a whole new direction.
CDCROP: Global communication network (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

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EU's ESMA Raises Alarm Bells Over Growing Crypto Use as It Prepares for New Powers
The European Securities and Markets Authority is worried about consumer rip-offs as well as novel risks like hacks and consensus manipulation
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CDCROP: Kristalina Georgieva of the IMF, which today published its analysis of global economic prospects (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)
IMF Says Crypto Sell-Off Won’t Hit Broader Financial Market
With the economic mood darkening, the Fund sees inflation and a recession as major risks – but not crypto market turbulence.
CDCROP: Kristalina Georgieva of the IMF, which today published its analysis of global economic prospects (Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

The Bank of Enagland's Financial Policy Committee is calling for more regulation to mitigate against crypto risks (Robert Bye /Unsplash)
Bank of England Panel Calls for Enhanced Crypto Regulation to Limit Contagion
The loss of $2 trillion of crypto market cap over a period of months has “underscored the need for enhanced regulation,” the Financial Policy Committee said.
The Bank of Enagland's Financial Policy Committee is calling for more regulation to mitigate against crypto risks (Robert Bye /Unsplash)

EU financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Top EU Official Calls for Global Crypto Agreement
Europe and the U.S. should work together to limit "significant risks" to investors and the environment, Mairead McGuinness said.
EU financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
IMF Says Capital Control Powers Should Include Crypto
The financial stability watchdog is the latest to worry that digital assets are being used to evade sanctions on Russia.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Crypto Popularity Could Pose Stability Risk, EU Watchdog Warns, as It Ponders New Powers
Fintech firms could face bank-style lending caps to stop crypto markets overheating, the European Systemic Risk Board said.
Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Crypto Could Derail Financial Stability, Global Financial Watchdog Says
The Financial Stability Board examined the potential risks posed by the fast-growing crypto market.
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