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EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules

EU Seals Deal on Crypto Bank-Capital Rules

CoindeskCoindesk2023/06/27 19:03
By:Jack Schickler

Lawmakers have previously favored ‘prohibitive’ capital requirements to keep unbacked crypto assets out of the banking system

The European Union (EU) on Tuesday secured a political deal on new bank-capital legislation, including for cryptoassets, after lawmakers sought “” rules to keep unbacked crypto out of the traditional financial system.

The deal was announced in a from the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs committee, after a meeting among representatives of the European Parliament, national governments and the European Commission, which had first proposed the new rules back in 2021.

The political deal, which also introduces sweeping and controversial changes to how banks assess the risk of corporate and home loans, must now be voted on by member states in the EU’s Council and by lawmakers to become legislation, a process that can in practice take many months.

The new rules, which also adjust the risk weighting for banking assets such as corporate loans, "boost the strength and resilience of banks operating in the Union," Swedish Finance Minister , who chaired the talks on behalf of EU member states, said in a statement.

The Council statement also confirmed the deal includes a "transitional prudential regime for crypto assets," without providing further details.

International standard-setters at the are currently finalizing what a global crypto banking rulebook would look like – but details already out suggest they’ll take a tough line, assigning the maximum possible 1,250% risk weight to free-floating cryptocurrencies.

That would mean banks have to issue a euro of capital for each euro of bitcoin (BTC) or ether (ETH) they hold, giving them little incentive to buy into the market. appear keen to see those measures take effect sooner rather than later.

Under a compromise privately proposed by the European Commission late during the talks, that strict stance would be – which appears to have found favor among , who must also agree before the bill becomes law.

UPDATE (June 27, 06:53 UTC): Updates lead paragraph to confirm crypto is included. Adds statement from Svantesson in fourth paragraph.

Edited by Parikshit Mishra.


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