Digital Assets

    Structural Regulation

    Korea: New FSC Chief to Prioritise Market Stability, Innovation

    By Editors | 17/07/2022

    The FSC could use market stabilisation funds and impose short-selling bans to stabilise markets and address excessive volatility.

    Cryptocurrency

    Thailand Refines Rules for Crypto Firms, Issues Draft Rules for Banks

    By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2022

    The SEC amended capital requirements and other rules for crypto firms. The BOT issued draft rules for banks dealing in crypto. Two crypto exchanges were penalised.

    Structural Regulation

    OECD Confirms Timeline Revision for New Global Tax Rules

    By Editors | 15/07/2022

    A new international treaty for the Pillar One reforms will be finalised by mid-2023 for entry into force in 2024.

    CBDCs

    BOJ to ‘Carefully’ Examine CBDC Impact on Bank Deposits

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/07/2022

    A shift away from bank deposits may not occur if banks offer “smooth exchange of CBDC and deposits” and “attractive services related to CBDC”.

    Stablecoins

    CPMI, IOSCO Issue Final Guidance on Stablecoin Arrangements

    By Editors | 14/07/2022

    CPMI and IOSCO confirm that the PFMI apply to systemically important stablecoin arrangements that transfer stablecoins.

    Cryptocurrency

    BOE Calls for Clear Regulatory Framework for Crypto Assets

    By Mark Johnston | 14/07/2022

    BOE’s Jon Cunliffe said the extension of a regulatory framework to encompass crypto must be grounded in the iron principle of ‘same risk, same regulatory outcome’.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Updates G20 on Covid-19, Climate, Crypto Work

    By Editors | 13/07/2022

    Accompanying the letter to the G20 is a report on exit strategies to address COVID-19 scarring in the financial sector, and a statement on crypto-asset regulation.

    CBDCs

    New Report Offers Guidance to Central Banks on CBDC Design

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A report from CPMI, BISIH, IMF and World Bank assesses the options for access to and interoperability of CBDCs, to ensure they improve cross-border payments.

    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Crypto Firm Celsius Network Accused of Running Ponzi Scheme

    By Editors | 12/07/2022

    A lawsuit filed by a former Celsius money manager says the company mismanaged customer funds, failed to perform basic internal auditing, and manipulated crypto-assets.

    Cryptocurrency

    FSB Issues Statement on Crypto Assets Ahead of G20 Meeting

    By Editors | 11/07/2022

    The statement clarifies that so-called stablecoins and other crypto-assets “do not operate in a regulation-free space”.

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