Cryptocurrency
Numbering association starts work on crypto identifiers
Anna task force explores how Isins can be extended to digital assets such as tokenised securities and cryptocurrencies
Facebook not trying to replace central banks, claims Zuckerberg
Facebook chief plays down economic impact and says libra can help fight financial crime
BdF paper looks at digital currency and remuneration
Remuneration is key consideration for design of central bank-issued digital currencies, paper argues
‘Hegemonic digital currency’ could help fix global system – Carney
Using CBDC to facilitate online sales could bring about more rapid change, governor says
Bankers are ignoring crypto assets’ flaws – expert
Technologists are more worried than financiers by problems, expert tells IMF panel
G7 group warns of stablecoin risks as FSB sets out plans
Group’s final report says global stablecoins could generate “significant adverse effects”; FSB outlines plan for review of stablecoin regulation
Money managers won’t trade digital assets soon, say crypto experts
Few institutional market participants willing to take on reputational risk associated with crypto trading
FSB raises pressure on stablecoins as firms abandon libra
Several major payment firms have distanced themselves from the project amid intense regulatory scrutiny
BIS and SNB co-operate on central bank digital currency
Technology research hub will also investigate how to use DLT infrastructure
FSB looking into regulations applicable to stablecoins
Stablecoins may be small now, but there’s “no doubt” they pose regulatory challenges, FSB chair says
Institutional crypto interest awaits infrastructure
Start-ups and entrenched players aim to bring over custody, execution and post-trade capabilities
IMF officials call for ‘far-sighted’ digital currency regulation
Stablecoins could put weaker currencies at risk and increase illicit activities
Stablecoins raise ‘sovereignty challenge’, says de Galhau
French governor says rise of the cryptocurrencies highlights need for pan-European action on payments
ECB’s Cœuré weighs stablecoin risks
Executive board member calls for improved global payment systems while preserving global policy priorities
Regulators meet in Basel to grill stablecoin backers
Conference convened by G7 stablecoin group includes Libra Association, Fnality and JP Morgan
Dutch central bank to start supervising crypto firms
New powers result from implementation of EU directive tackling anti-money laundering
ECB’s Mersch attacks Facebook’s ‘cartel-like’ libra structure
Senior ECB official accuses currency project of “treacherous promises”
BIS chief warns of ‘serious consequences’ from retail CBDC
Carstens envisages system with wholesale digital currency alongside private retail payment systems
Carney: digital currency could help fix global monetary system
“Synthetic hegemonic currency” could end destabilising dominance of dollar
PBoC says new digital payment system almost ready
New electronic payment system will use double-layer framework for digital currency
Central banks need better crypto asset data – ECB research
Links between crypto assets and regulated financial sector may increase and challenge regulatory frameworks
Potamus looks to new asset classes, including currencies
HFT firm sees US equities platform grow in past year and views outsourced trading as another area for expansion
US regulators applying outdated laws to crypto, hearing told
Congress also urged to open up Fed payment system if it wants to reach the unbanked
Ripple attempts to pacify US regulators after libra hearings
Payments service provider says crypto assets would be complementary to dollar