An original June 2021 plan from the Basel Committee, which told banks to issue $1 in capital for each $1 of crypto they hold, drew a volley of criticism for being too conservative, effectively ruling out any incentive to get into crypto markets. A later iteration, published one year later, gave some ground to crypto fans by recognizing the impact of hedging, but also imposed a cap on total exposure to unbacked crypto assets like bitcoin.
Warren Rival for Senate Race John Deaton Argues for Coinbase in U.S. SEC Challenge
"The Howey test is a transaction-by-transaction analysis," Deaton argued. "There are thousands of digital assets and thousands, sometimes millions, of...