BIS Sets Out Argument for CBDC Future – At the Cost of Cryptocurrencies
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a blueprint for a future digital monetary system based upon Central Bank… Read More »
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a blueprint for a future digital monetary system based upon Central Bank… Read More »
An article in the latest BIS Bulletin, published by the Bank for International Settlements, highlights the practice of MEV (miner… Read More »
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has issued principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks, through which it… Read More »
As well as facing two lawsuits, with more pending, over its suspension of the Nickel market and cancellation of trades… Read More »
Even with the tremendous volatility in the sector, there are many more traditional hedge funds investing in crypto and more… Read More »
Very quietly the next big change on the regulatory horizon is approaching in stage 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules… Read More »
With data reporting becoming a hotter topic in European markets thanks to regulators pushing the agenda for more transparency, including,… Read More »
With global authorities increasingly assertive in their warnings over the potential financial stability threat from the merging of crypto-asset and… Read More »
A new paper published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) finds “significant data gaps” in the crypto financial system… Read More »
The latest ISDA Margin Survey, conducted by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association for the end of 2021, indicates that… Read More »
Further evidence of how digital assets markets are creeping into the mainstream with news that Genesis’ GGC International unit has… Read More »
While the US regulatory scene regarding cryptoassets remain in a state of flux, the country’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)… Read More »
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has revealed three senior appointments, following the confirmation of a full bench of… Read More »
Hedge funds risk being caught in Phase 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) without adequate preparation owing to continued… Read More »
Digital assets prop trading and market making firm JST Capital, which was founded by former Bank of America e-FX head… Read More »
Assets under management in crypto exchange traded products (ETPs) are likely to grow beyond $120 billion by 2028, even if… Read More »
I am often asked why I have a problem with transparency, in certain circles there is genuine disbelief that someone… Read More »
The BIS Innovation Hub in Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have developed a new prototype platform that… Read More »
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem has been appointed chair of oversight body for the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision… Read More »
Colin Lambert talks to newly-appointed chair of the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), Kevin Wolf, about the challenges and opportunities… Read More »
The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (Iosco), the umbrella body for global securities regulators, has published a report into decentralised… Read More »
In its latest peer review report into selected European regulatory regimes, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has singled… Read More »
Another sign of the growing maturity of the crypto industry has come with news that trading firm B2C2 is to… Read More »
Sabrina Wilson has been named COO of digital assets infrastructure provider Copper with immediate effect. Wilson joins from Citi where… Read More »
Although implementation of phase five of the Uncleared Margin Rules last September went off largely without hitch, the International Swaps… Read More »
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged crypto lending outfit BlockFi with failing to register the offers and… Read More »
In the first edition for 2022, Jay Moore, co-founder and CEO of FX HedgePool, joins Colin Lambert to talk a… Read More »
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has reappointed one current member and appointed two… Read More »
Coinbase has announced the acquisition of FairX, a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange, a move that represents the crypto firm says, a… Read More »
There is a fair bit of ‘buzz’ around the announcement that HSBC and Wells Fargo are settling FX trades outside… Read More »
In a blog post, the IMF warns “systemic” financial stability risks associated with the growth in crypto assets and calls… Read More »
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has launched the New York Innovation Centre (NYIC), to advance a strategic partnership with… Read More »
ISDA and five other trade bodies (the European Association of Co-operative Banks, the European Banking Federation, Futures Industry Association, the… Read More »
The US Inter-Agency Working Group for Treasury Market Surveillance (IAWG) has published an update on its continuing work to better… Read More »
The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets (PWG), which operates within the US Treasury Department, has, with the Federal Deposit… Read More »
Another week, another former regulator taking up a role in the burgeoning crypto industry, with news that former Commodity Futures… Read More »
FTX US has finalised its acquisition of Ledger Holdings, the parent company of crypto derivatives platform LedgerX, and will rebrand… Read More »
Chair of the UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Charles Randell, has announced he is stepping down in the… Read More »
Verena Ross’ appointment as chair of The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has been confirmed by the Council of… Read More »
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined UBS $500,000 for an error that saw over 1,000 of audio… Read More »
Six financial industry associations have called upon the Basel Committee to remove “material impediments” to bank involvement in cryptoasset markets,… Read More »
The Full FX is partnering with TabbFORUM to bring FX Market Structure 2022, an online conference on 1 December 2021… Read More »
Six Digital Exchange (SDX) has formally received regulatory approval from Switzerland’s Finma to operate a digital assets exchange and central… Read More »
Standard Chartered has become the first bank to join the Global Digital Finance (GDF) patron board, an international alliance dedicated… Read More »
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX US has reached an agreement for it to acquire Ledger Holdings, the owner of digital assets clearinghouse… Read More »
Three European Union regulators, under the umbrella of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), has released a final report on new… Read More »
The debate over which US regulatory agency should regulate crypto markets continues to heat up, just weeks after Securities and… Read More »
Barclays has released some high-level findings of a survey of fixed income traders, which finds that automation is starting to… Read More »
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York has entered a consent order against five companies charged… Read More »
Australian cryptocurrency exchange Independent Reserve says it has become the first business to receive ‘in-principle’ approval for a Major Payment… Read More »