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Retail Crypto Investors in Emerging Economies Hit Hardest by FTX, Terra Collapses: BIS
The crypto market lost more than $450 billion after Terra's implosion in May, 2022, and another $200 billion after FTX's bankruptcy in November, the report said.

Central Banks Are Working on a Monitoring System for Stablecoin Balance Sheets
The Bank for International Settlements is spearheading a project that will look into tech tools that could help regulators form policy frameworks for stablecoins based on data.

Inside Swiss National Bank's Wholesale CBDC Project
Last week, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the country’s stock exchange, SIX, successfully piloted the integration of wholesale CBDC settlement. Thomas Moser, Alternate Member of the Governing Board at the Swiss National Bank, joins CoinDesk's Christine Lee from Davos 2023 to discuss the Swiss central bank's CBDC trial and the outlook for digital money.

DeFi Can Worsen Volatility Without Even Avoiding Middlemen: BIS
Decentralized finance (DeFi) could lead to bumpier financial markets and may not even fix problems of large intermediaries dominating, two papers published Friday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said. "The Hash" panel discusses what this means for the future of open finance.

Basel Committee Endorses Global Crypto Banking Rules to Be Implemented by 2025
The rules suggested that a bank's exposure to certain crypto assets must not exceed 2% and should generally be lower than 1%.

Singapore Banks' Exposure to Bitcoin 'Insignificant' but Subject to Highest Risk Weight
Banks must hold $125 in capital against every $100 worth of bitcoin, a senior minister said.

David Chaum Rolls Out Privacy-Protecting CBDC Technology
The “godfather of cryptocurrency” suggested a CBDC design for a pilot with the Swiss National Bank.

France, Switzerland, Singapore to Test DeFi in Forex Markets
The countries' central banks started Project Mariana because they think decentralization could be the future of finance.

BIS Report Finds CBDCs Useful in Foreign Exchange Transactions
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) revealed in a report that CBDCs come in handy for foreign exchange transfers as they saw 20 different commercial banks conduct over 160 payments worth around a total of $22 million. CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the ongoing Project mBridge and what it means for CBDC adoptions around the world.

Foreign Exchange Transactions Take Center Stage in New BIS CBDC Report
The Bank for International Settlements tested its mBridge project for foreign exchange transactions.
