New licensing regime for VASPs will start on 1 June 2023. New registration regime for precious metals dealers will start on 1 April 2023.
December 8, 2022The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
December 6, 2022IOSCO chair Jean-Paul Servais said new standards for regulating "crypto conglomerates" are an "obvious necessity."
November 30, 2022NAB is the only Australian big four bank still providing custody services in Australia. Its asset servicing business is now set to be closed in 2025.
November 20, 2022HSBC said the European Investment Bank is exploring using the platform to issue the market’s first-ever GBP tokenised bond.
November 10, 2022BNY Mellon is the first systemically important US bank to launch a crypto custody platform, leveraging technology from Fireblocks and Chainalysis.
October 14, 2022The framework covers all crypto-asset activity, as well as associated issuers and service providers, that have the potential to pose financial stability risks.
October 12, 2022The cap on banks' exposures to cryptoassets should be raised from 1% to 5% of tier 1 capital, and based on net rather than gross exposures. The infrastructure risk add-on should be scrapped.
October 8, 2022The package completely bans the provision of crypto wallets, accounts, or custody services to Russian nationals and entities, among other measures.
October 7, 2022In markets where risks are growing quickly, authorities should take immediate action, including by introducing targeted measures to "slow down stablecoin adoption".
October 1, 2022