Riksbank governor and chairperson of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) Erik Thedéen said in an interview that they may need to take "a different approach" to the current 1,250% risk weighting for cryptoassets.
According to global law firm White & Case, to apply a 1250% risk weight, banks must hold equity funds at least equivalent to their exposure to crypto assets. Under the current framework, any crypto-asset issued on a permissionless chain - including stablecoins such as USDt and USDC - is required to be capitalized at the same 1250% risk weight as the riskiest venture investments.
However, Mr. Thedéen acknowledged that the rapid growth of regulated stablecoins had changed the policy environment. "What is happening is very dramatic," he said in an interview. "Stablecoins are growing strongly and the size of the assets in the system requires a new approach." Mr. Thedéen added: "We need to start analysing and it has to be quite rapid."
He also suggested that stablecoin risks needed to be reassessed and whether there was a case for a "different approach" to the asset class.
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2025-11-21 06:53:18
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