- Figure of the week: The rapidly increasing role of cryptocurrencies in Africa
Report · 27 January 2022
This commentary highlights the explosive growth of the cryptocurrency market in sub-Saharan Africa and discusses the strategic regulatory responses required to harness this technological trend.…
- 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…
- Design choices for central bank digital currency: Policy and technical considerations
Report · 22 July 2020
Central banks around the world are exploring and in some cases even piloting central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). CBDCs promise to realize a broad range of new capabilities, including direct…
- 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
This passage outlines the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) proactive stance on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) following a 2017 call for stakeholder feedback. Based on 47 diverse responses…
- Financial Conduct Authority unveils successful sandbox firms on the second anniversary of Project Innovate
News · 6 November 2016
The FCA today marks the second anniversary of Project Innovate by announcing the first cohort of firms accepted into its regulatory sandbox, a global first that provides a safe space to test…
- FCA seeks further views on stablecoins and crypto custody
News · 27 May 2025
In this 2025 announcement, the FCA outlines a foundational regulatory framework for stablecoins and crypto custody, marking a critical step in bringing the UK’s digital asset sector into the…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 5 March 2020
In this 2020 address at NYU School of Law, Therese Chambers, the FCA’s Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, outlines the UK’s approach to bringing the "radical" and "libertarian" world…
- Blockchain: considering the risks to consumers and competition
Speech · 25 April 2018
In her 2018 address, Mary Starks identified the "Promises and Perils" of blockchain, shifting from "anxious thoughts" about cryptoassets toward "optimistic thoughts" about the underlying technology…
- Bellwethers of the economy: the need to engage with corporate treasurers to shape our markets
Speech · 20 May 2024
In his May 2024 speech to the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), Nikhil Rathi, CEO of the FCA, described corporate treasurers as the "bellwethers" of the UK economy. He emphasized that while…
- Innovation, AI & the future of financial regulation
Speech · 16 April 2023
Jessica Rusu, the Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer at the FCA, outlines a vision for a digitally empowered regulator that matches the rapid pace of technological change seen in events…
- Nikhil Rathi – APM opening remarks 2022
Speech · 11 October 2022
In his 2022 opening remarks, Nikhil Rathi describes an era of "once-in-100-year events" occurring every few months, requiring the FCA to be an assertive and agile regulator. He details the agency’s…
- Building a digital regulator: how the FCA is riding the innovation wave
Speech · 3 April 2022
In this 2022 speech, Jessica Rusu, the FCA’s Chief Data, Information and Intelligence Officer, outlines a vision for a "digital regulator" that harnesses the same innovation wave transforming the…
- Joint statement from UK financial regulatory authorities on sanctions and the cryptoasset sector
Report · 11 March 2022
In March 2022, following the invasion of Ukraine, UK financial regulators issued a joint statement clarifying that cryptoassets are subject to the same sanctions regulations as traditional assets.…
- 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…
- Fighting financial crime – the force multiplier effect
Speech · 6 September 2022
In a significant 2022 address at the Financial Crime Summit, Sarah Pritchard, the FCA’s Executive Director of Markets, outlined a strategic "force multiplier" approach to combating the evolving…
- 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…
- Unstable coins: cryptoassets, financial regulation and preventing financial crime in the emerging market for digital assets
Speech · 6 March 2020
In this 2020 speech, Therese Chambers, the FCA’s Director of Retail and Regulatory Investigations, addresses the unique challenges posed by cryptoassets (such as Bitcoin and Ethereum) in the context…
- Olli Rehn: Central Bank issued digital cash
Speech · 24 July 2018
In this 2018 opening address, Olli Rehn argues that while "crypto assets" like Bitcoin have failed to replace traditional banking, they have ignited a critical debate: the future role of central bank…
- Howard Lee: Central bank innovations - payments, data and capabilities
Speech · 29 June 2023
Speech by Mr Howard Lee, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the BIS Innovation Summit 2021, 23 March 2021.The views expressed in this speech are those of the speaker and…
- R Gandhi: FinTechs and virtual currency
Speech
Inaugural speech by Mr R Gandhi, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the "FinTech Conference 2017", organized by FICCI, IBA and NASSCOM, Mumbai, 1 March 2017.The views expressed in this…
- Gabriel Makhlouf: Meeting challenges of a changing financial system
Speech · 18 November 2024
In this forward-looking address at the Financial System Conference 2024, Governor Gabriel Makhlouf outlines the comprehensive transformation of the Central Bank of Ireland to meet a rapidly…
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