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Policy Makers Should Get On With Regulating Crypto, BOE’s Cunliffe Says

The Bank of England’s deputy governor said regulators should accelerate crypto rulemaking. If certain risks involving crypto can’t be managed, related activities must be stopped.

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Policy

UK to Introduce Legislation on Stablecoins by August: BoE’s Cunliffe

There’s been at least a bit of delay in the framework thanks to recent resignations from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government.

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Policy

Bank of England Panel Calls for Enhanced Crypto Regulation to Limit Contagion

The loss of $2 trillion of crypto market cap over a period of months has “underscored the need for enhanced regulation,” the Financial Policy Committee said.

The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee is calling for more regulation to mitigate against crypto risks (Robert Bye/Unsplash)

Policy

Recent Crypto 'Bloodbath' Is Not Necessarily Bad, Regulators Say

The downturn can help weed out shady characters and doomed ventures, a number of officials and entrepreneurs said at a forum in Zurich last week.

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Policy

BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal

The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralized finance will ever be a thing.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Bank of England Chief Takes Victory Lap as Crypto Crumbles

Andrew Bailey, the head of the U.K. central bank, was testifying in Parliament on Monday afternoon.

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Policy

UK Crypto Industry Hopes for More Clarity From Planned Stablecoin Rules

A new regulatory package for crypto could clear up some gray areas for digital asset companies around which regulations they should comply with.

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Videos

OFAC and FinCEN Lacking Resources for Crypto Regulation

CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses how OFAC and FinCEN budget concerns impact regulators' ability to have cohesive oversight of the space. Plus, a conversation about Fed Chair Jerome Powell and Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey addressing the need for international coordination of cryptocurrency policy. 

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Policy

UK Regulators Say Crypto Adoption Poses Financial Risk, Call for More Oversight

The watchdogs worry that international norms could come too late.

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Policy

UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi

The Fed is sharing its analysis on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with six other central banks at the BIS, said Chair Jerome Powell.

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