- The role of cryptocurrencies in sub-Saharan Africa
Report · 16 March 2022
The report provides a forward-looking analysis of the transformative impact of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite Africa accounting for only 2% of the global…
- Project 2025: What a second Trump term could mean for media and technology policies
Report · 21 July 2024
In a 900-page volume titled Project 2025, a conservative movement of over 400 scholars led by the Heritage Foundation has outlined a comprehensive policy vision for what a conservative administration…
- Will the US become the new crypto capital of the world? | The TechTank Podcast
Podcast · 25 November 2024
This TechTank Podcast episode features Darrell M. West and Aaron Klein discussing the potential transformation of U.S. crypto policy following the 2024 election. With proposals such as establishing a…
- Regulating cryptocurrencies and future technologies: A conversation with Manuel P. Alvarez
Event · 29 September 2021
On Thursday, September 30, Brookings Nonresident Fellow Loni Mahanta hosted Manuel P. Alvarez for a discussion of these questions and more on regulating new technologies now and in the future.…
- FCA publishes Feedback Statement on Distributed Ledger Technology
News · 15 December 2017
In 2017, the FCA published a feedback statement following a consultation on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), emphasizing a "technology-neutral" approach to regulation. While DLT is often…
- Regulating innovation: a global enterprise
Speech · 19 March 2018
In March 2018, Christopher Woolard, Executive Director at the FCA, delivered a speech at Innovate Finance detailing the next phase of the UK's fintech journey as a global enterprise. Having launched…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 6 March 2020
In her 2020 speech at NYU Law, Therese Chambers addresses the complex intersection of cryptoassets and financial regulation, noting that while these assets were born from a "cypherpunk" ideology…
- Building block 18: Fostering the soundness of global stablecoin arrangements for cross-border payments
Report
Developments in the crypto market have shown the importance of global cooperation between central banks, relevant authorities and a wide range of stakeholders in developing international guidance…
- Crypto and DeFi Data Analytics Platform (Project Atlas)
Solution, Proof of concept (POC) · 3 October 2023
Developed by the Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub, Project Atlas is a data analytics platform designed to help central banks and regulators better understand the macroeconomic…
- A designated web portal for the European blockchain regulatory sandbox is live and features all relevant information for interested parties
News · 14 February 2023
Earlier in the year, the European Commission launched a regulatory sandbox for innovative use cases involving Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). The sandbox establishes a pan-European framework…
- Bank of England (the Bank) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) open Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS).
Report · 30 September 2024
Bank of England (the Bank) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) open Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). Following the feedback received after consultation with the industry, which closed on 29 May…
- Bank of Ghana (BoG) partners with Singapore’s MAS in testing the use of digital currency for cross-border trade.
News · 14 June 2024
The BoG in collaboration with the MAS has successfully completed the first proof of concept (POC) under Project DESFT (Digital Economy Semi-Fungible Token) which demonstrated the use of digital…
- Beyond Pilots and Sandboxes: Regulatory Innovation through SupTech Case Studies and Leading Practices
Report, News · 1 June 2025
New white paper examines suptech implementation beyond pilots and sandboxes. The Alliance for Innovative Regulation and Amazon Web Services have published this paper exploring how regulators can…
- BIS warns banks of emerging risks from permissionless blockchains.
Report · 28 August 2024
According to a recent paper published by the BIS, permissionless blockchains or similar distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) introduce several risks that banks are still grappling with. The paper…
- Central banks worldwide are actively exploring CBDCs
Report · 14 June 2024
The recent 2023 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies and crypto has revealed that financial authorities are actively investigating CBDCs, with a notable increase in wholesale CBDC…
- Cyber, suptech and CBDCs are top areas for fintech research
Blog, News · 13 February 2025
Central banks focus their research and collaboration efforts on these three areas. The survey found that 77.1% of central banks prioritise cybersecurity, while 71.4% each emphasise suptech and CBDCs.…
- European Central Bank (ECB) issues first progress report on digital euro preparation phase
News · 24 June 2024
The ECB has published its first progress report on the digital euro preparation phase, which was launched on 1st November 2023 with the aim of laying the foundations for the potential issuance of a…
- The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and European central banks are developing proofs of concept to explore the macroeconomic relevance of crypto-asset markets and DeFi.
Report · 4 October 2023
BIS and some partners within the Eurosystem, De Nederlandsche Bank and the Deutsche Bundesbank, are creating a data platform in an initiative dubbed Project Atlas. This project combines on- and…
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