Fed Set To Review 'Toxic' Bitcoin Basel Treatment For US Banks

The Federal Reserve is set to open a new chapter in the US Basel III debate next week, and for Bitcoin policy advocates the stakes are unusually clear: whether the largest American banks will keep ...

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Fed Set To Review 'Toxic' Bitcoin Basel Treatment For US Banks

Source: Bitcoinist.com

The Federal Reserve is set to open a new chapter in the US Basel III debate next week, and for Bitcoin policy advocates the stakes are unusually clear: whether the largest American banks will keep inheriting a capital regime that treats bitcoin as effectively untouchable. The fight centers on Basel’s 1,250% risk weight for certain […]