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US federal regulators have continued their streak of warnings against banks’ engagement with crypto world with their second joint message in as many months – this time focused on liquidity risk and raising red flags over stablecoin-related reserves and deposits placed for the benefit of a crypto entity’s own end customers.

27 February 2023

Canada’s anti-money laundering regulator has proposed amendments to the country’s AML regime, which experts say will have “a significant impact” on mortgage lenders.

27 February 2023

With the go-live date for the EU’s DLT pilot regime fast approaching, Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist at R3, discusses four actions that participating firms can take to prepare.

24 February 2023

Two regulatory specialists from the Financial Conduct Authority have joined the financial services regulatory consultancy Bovill.

24 February 2023

“Understanding the law isn’t enough: you also have to understand what is driving policy.” The co-chair of Covington & Burling’s financial services group Mike Nonaka speaks with GBRR about AI, the fallout of FTX, the value of working across the financial ecosystem, and understanding what really matters to regulators.

23 February 2023

China’s central bank has released the northbound section of its “eagerly awaited” draft framework for its plan to connect the Hong Kong and mainland financial derivatives markets – addressing outstanding questions about financial market infrastructures, participant qualifications, and Chinese yuan exchange.

23 February 2023

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to revamp the country’s asset management sector, in the latest iteration of British regulators’ attempt to move away from the EU’s financial services rulebook.

22 February 2023

Paxos ready to fight SEC over “security” label for BUSD stablecoin

22 February 2023

Crypto-focused challenger bank Custodia has alleged a “coordinated effort” by the Federal Reserve to foil its two-year bid for a master account, amending its arguments in federal court after its application was denied.

21 February 2023

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission is preparing to introduce a new regulatory regime for virtual asset trading platforms that would bring non-security tokens within its remit.

21 February 2023