Cryptocurrency
ESRB views US financial deregulation ‘with concern’
Vice-chair Olli Rehn announces new communication drive as “memory of last financial crisis fades”
CNB takes next step towards adopting bitcoin
Board approves governor’s proposal to look at “additional asset classes”, which could include crypto
European Central Bank makes 25bp cut
Lagarde “confident” EU central banks will not add crypto to their reserves
Czech governor wants central bank to add bitcoin to reserves
Michl to make proposal to CNB’s board, while recognising cryptocurrency “bubble” could burst
Trump says ‘no’ to CBDCs
Digital asset schism between US and eurozone widens
Bank Indonesia’s YouTube channel hacked
Hackers streamed bitcoin-related content before page was restored
Esma sets deadline for delisting non-compliant stablecoins
Providers have until end of March to fully comply with Mica regulation, European supervisor says
Trumps launch cryptocurrencies ahead of inauguration
Donald’s and Melania’s meme coins come as administration signals crypto-friendly regulatory stance
Nagel worried about giving bitcoin ‘government seal of approval’
EBA and Esma say EU adoption of decentralised finance is “lower than other developed economies”
BoE collaborates with NY regulator on crypto supervision
Senior staff to exchange expertise in digital payments and distributed ledger technology
Cambodia allows banks to handle stablecoins and backed cryptos
Central bank sets up legal framework to regulate cryptocurrency activities
Bitcoin reaches new high after Trump’s pledge to create reserve
President-elect says he does not want “China or anybody else” to take leading role on digital asset
EBA tells crypto providers to offer supervision ‘contact points’
Tightening AML/CFT regime reflects increasing risks in sector
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
Bank of Lithuania steps up AML/CFT measures for crypto
Bank to co-operate with financial crime investigators to oversee ballooning digital assets sector
Decentralised crypto exchanges dominated by big players – paper
Research argues that simply removing intermediaries is not enough to democratise finance
Supervise crypto first, say BdF and French markets authority
French supervisors call for Europe-wide regulation of digital asset class
BCRA show sounds death knell for notes, hails birth of crypto
Governor opens show on AI and decentralised monetary and financial systems
HKMA partners with Thailand and Brazil on cross-border tokens
Interoperability work using tokenisation will focus on settlement in trade finance and carbon credits
Crypto assets not fit for reserve purposes – World Bank study
Economists say central banks are unlikely to move into non-CBDC digital currencies “any time soon”
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Casts light on how shady crypto characters defraud consumers but does little to identify and control such fraudsters while protecting the public