Four PillarsFour PillarsAsia Digital Asset Policy Center

Topics · Safeguards

Systemic and prudential.

As banks and large institutions step in, supervisors care less about each token and more about what happens when something breaks.

Capital charges for bank exposures, cyber resilience, who gets paid first in an insolvency, and system-wide monitoring set the limits on how big crypto can safely get.

Bank capital and exposure limitsHow banks may hold crypto, and the capital it costs them.19 of 31 markets · 28 sourcesOperational and cyber resilienceTechnology risk, hacks, outsourcing and incident reporting.10 of 31 markets · 14 sourcesInsolvency, resolution and client asset priorityWho gets paid first when a crypto firm fails.12 of 31 markets · 28 sourcesFinancial stability monitoringHow central banks watch crypto's links to the wider system.4 of 31 markets · 4 sources

Primary sources per market and subtopic

Bank capitalOperationalInsolvencyFinancial stability monitoring