Bank of England Cunliffe warns that Crypto is “prone to collapse” – says “Same risk, same regulatory outcome” – Regulation Bitcoin News

The Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrencies are “very vulnerable to sentiment and prone to collapse.” He urged regulators to “get on with the job” and regulate crypto under the principle of “same risk, same regulatory outcome.”

Bank of England Cunliffe on cryptoregulation

Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of Financial Stability at the Bank of England (BOE), discussed cryptocurrency risks and regulations this week at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Singapore.

Bank of England chief warns:

Financial assets without intrinsic value … are only worth what the next buyer will pay. They are therefore inherently volatile, very vulnerable to emotions and prone to collapse.

He explained that some cryptocurrencies are purely speculative, without support, and stated that bitcoin, for example, has nothing behind it. He also reiterated his earlier warning that if you invest in cryptocurrencies, you must “be prepared to lose all your money.”

The British central banker added that the recent volatility in the crypto markets has not posed a risk to the overall financial system, noting that crypto may not be “integrated enough” into the rest of the financial system to be an “immediate systemic risk.”

However, Cunliffe argued that the boundaries between crypto and the traditional financial system “will become increasingly blurred,” Cunliffe said that without action, systemic risks would emerge, especially if cryptocurrency activity and its connection to banks and other markets continue to grow. He stressed that regulators must “get on with the job” and bring crypto within the “regulatory circle.”

Cunliffe thought:

The interesting question for regulators is not what will happen next to the value of cryptocurrencies, but what must we do to ensure that… potential innovation… can take place without giving rise to increasing and potentially systemic risks.

Cryptoregulation should follow the “Same risk, same regulatory outcome” principle

The Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability emphasized that crypto-regulation “must be rooted in the iron principle of ‘same risk, same regulatory outcome’.” He continued:

Implicit in our regulatory standards and frameworks are the levels of risk reduction we have deemed necessary.

“Where we can not apply regulation in exactly the same way, we must ensure that we achieve the same level of risk reduction,” he described, suggesting that activities should be stopped “if and when for certain crypto-related activities this proves to be impossible. “

Federal Reserve Deputy Chairman Lael Brainard similarly said last week that the cryptocurrency system is “susceptible to the same risks” as traditional finance. The Fed official added: “Future financial resilience will be greatly improved if we ensure that the regulatory framework encompasses the cryptocurrency system and reflects the principle of the same risk, the same disclosure, the same regulatory outcome.”

Last week, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey also told British lawmakers that cryptocurrencies have no intrinsic value, warning that unsupported cryptocurrencies are “very high risk.”

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Kevin Helms

An Austrian economics student, Kevin found Bitcoin in 2011 and has been an evangelist ever since. His interests lie in Bitcoin security, open source systems, network effects and the intersection of economics and cryptography.