The recent crypto market collapse, which wiped out more than $150 billion in value within days, was not merely another episode of volatility in a speculative asset class. It was a revealing stress test of the systemic fragilities that continue to define digital finance. For academics, regulators, and market participants alike, the crash provided ...
22 October 2025 Cryptocurrency Insights
On the night of October 10–11, right after traditional markets had closed, U.S. President Trump’s comments threatening a sharp increase in tariffs on China triggered an immediate “risk-off” move across global markets. The timing was crucial: the remarks came within minutes of market close, when liquidity was already thin, and they explicitly refer...
15 October 2025 Cryptocurrency Insights
Last month, the European Commission (EC) adopted a Delegated Act (DA) to postpone the application date of the Basel III fundamental review of the trading book (FRTB) standards in the European Union (EU) for the banks’ calculation of their own funds requirements for market risk until 1 January 2026. The EC essentially considered that the implementa...
14 August 2024
Guillaume LepecqChair at CashEssentials
Paul RodgersChair at Vendorcom
Charlotte CrosswellChair at Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology
Richard RobinsonChair at ISITC
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