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The FSB wants to write the global crypto rulebook (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)
Global Crypto Standards Due Next Week Could Test Regulators’ Tech Mantra
Financial-stability norms to be set out next week could seek to extend financial regulations to the crypto world - or could seek to go in a whole new direction.
The FSB wants to write the global crypto rulebook (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images)

EU financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
Top EU Official Calls for Global Crypto Agreement
Europe and the U.S. should work together to limit "significant risks" to investors and the environment, Mairead McGuinness said.
EU financial-services commissioner Mairead McGuinness (Alexandros Michailidis/SOOC/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
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.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

Why G20's Financial Stability Board Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche
Why G20’s Financial Stability Board Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche
A survey from the Financial Stability Board, a G20 entity that provides recommendations for the global financial system, found stablecoins are currently not being used at a si...
Why G20's Financial Stability Board Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche

FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Global Finance Watchdog Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche
The Financial Stability Board, a G20 entity that provides recommendations for the global financial system, found stablecoins are not being used at any significant scale for pa...
FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping
China's Xi Asks G20 Countries to Be ‘Open and Accommodating’ to CBDCs
In a wide-ranging speech, Xi said the G20 “needs to discuss developing standards and principles for central bank digital currencies.”
Chinese President Xi Jinping

B20 Chair Yousef Al-Benyan said the passport could be especially helpful to small businesses recovering from COVID-19 economic slowdowns. (B20)
Saudi Arabia Pitches Blockchain-Based Business Passport to Boost Trade Finance
The passport would help businesses cut through redundant red tape and flourish across borders, Saudis said.
B20 Chair Yousef Al-Benyan said the passport could be especially helpful to small businesses recovering from COVID-19 economic slowdowns. (B20)

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G20 Watchdog Warns Nations to Mitigate Risks Posed by Libra-Like Stablecoins
National regulators need to be prepared for the unique risks posed by global stablecoins, the Financial Stability Board says.
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Bridging the Gap Between Bitcoin and Global Regulators
We need to solve the communication problem between crypto projects and regulators to build a healthy ecosystem, writes Shin’ichiro Matsuo.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin
All Global Crypto Exchanges Must Now Share Customer Data, FATF Rules
The Financial Action Task Force has officially ruled that crypto firms worldwide must share client data with each other.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin