Banks’ Bitcoin Holdings Should Be Capped, Basel Committee Proposes
Holdings for unbacked crypto would be limited to 1% of a lender’s capital, under plans put out for consultation Thursday Source
Read MoreHoldings for unbacked crypto would be limited to 1% of a lender’s capital, under plans put out for consultation Thursday Source
Read MoreOn Tuesday, the Canada-based investment firm Cypherpunk Holdings Inc. announced that the company has sold all of its bitcoin and ethereum due to the “risk of further significant drawdowns.” The company has transitioned its treasury to cash after selling 214.72 bitcoin and 205.82 ethereum as Cypherpunk Holdings continues “to see
Read MoreThe publicly listed firm has transitioned its treasury to cash amid increased market volatility, but it hasn’t ruled out reinvesting in cryptocurrencies when the market settles down. Source
Read MoreCanada's Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC) witnessed its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings slashed by half in just one day, suggesting an alarmingly waning buying sentiment among the crypto's most-experienced investors.Purpose Bitcoin ETF has 51% of AUM slashedThe fund's holdings dropped from $47,818 BTC to 23,307 BTC between June 16 and 17, its
Read MoreKey takeaways: Bitcoin miners sold 4,411 BTC in May as compared to 1,115 in April. Will Clemente of Blockware Intelligence has identified that Bitcoin miners are going offline as energy costs pressure margins. Veteran Bitcoin analyst, Will Woo, has pointed out that the typical signs of a BTC bottom are yet to show. The
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Read MoreThe incoming governor of the Czech National Bank (CNB), Aleš Michl, has said he plans to increase the institution’s gold holdings almost tenfold from the current 11 tonnes to 100 tonnes. Michl also said he will ask the bank’s foreign exchange reserves management team to invest in stocks. Growing the
Read MoreFor the longest time, bitcoin miners have held on to the spoils of their activities. That is when the profitability of mining the cryptocurrency was still high. Due to a high cash flow, these miners could afford to hold on to a good portion of their rewards while being able
Read MoreMiner flows to exchanges have reached their highest point since January, Compass Mining – a bitcoin mining services company – wrote in a research note today using data from CoinMetrics. "Miners may begin to sell hodl'd Bitcoin into the open market," wrote Compass. "At the very least they are feeling
Read MoreThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met Friday and discussed cryptocurrency, among other topics. The committee stated that it would soon publish its second consultative paper with the intention of finalizing guidelines on the prudential treatment of crypto exposure by banks by year-end. In a Tuesday press release, the committee issued
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