ANZ is involved in four case proposals; CBA is involved in two. Mastercard and Cuscal propose to use CBDC to enable consumers to buy NFTs.
March 3, 2023Agustin Carstens said the disappearance of $2tr in value from the crypto market in 2022 proves that cryptocurrencies cannot be a viable alternative to fiat.
February 24, 2023A draft law confirms that the 1,250% risk weight set by the BCBS will apply to crypto asset exposures. But EU banks are asked to comply before the rule is legally binding.
February 20, 20231,250% risk weight not applicable to custodied assets. Infrastructure risk add-on no longer mandatory. Gross limit on total Group 2 exposures raised from 1% to 2%.
December 19, 2022The CFR is trying to incorporate payment stablecoins into the proposed framework for SVFs. Meanwhile RBA assistant governor warns that CBDC could threaten financial stability.
December 9, 2022Swift outlines progress made in 2022 toward the G20’s goals for enhancing cross-border payments, including through CBDC experimentation.
December 1, 2022CEO Bill Winters said Standard Chartered Bank will consider offering crypto trading services to Hong Kong retail customers.
November 10, 2022Project Mariana involves the Eurosystem, Singapore and Switzerland BIS Innovation Hub Centres, together with the Bank of France, MAS and Swiss National Bank.
November 3, 2022DBS, JP Morgan and SBI Digital Asset completed the pilot. Two other pilots are being launched by StanChart, HSBC, UOB and Marketnode.
November 3, 2022The SFC will be consulting on how retail investors may be given a "suitable degree of access" to virtual assets under Hong Kong's new licensing regime.
October 31, 2022