G20 Countries to Build Crypto Policy Consensus for Better Global Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The G20 countries aim to build a policy consensus on crypto assets for better global regulation. “After the crypto meltdown which we have seen recently, it is clear that we need internationally agreed standards on regulation,” said the International Monetary Fund (IMF)s deputy managing director, Gita Gopinath. G20 Nations Discuss Crypto Regulation The G20 finance and central bank deputies met for the first time under Indias presidency on Dec. 13-15 in Bengaluru. Ajay Seth, Indias economic affairs secretary, said at a news conference Wednesday that the G20 nations aim to build a policy consensus on crypto assets for better global regulation. Noting that the implications of crypto assets for the economy, monetary policy, and the banking sector should be studied for the creation of the consensus, Seth was quoted by Reuters as saying: The regulation should flow from the policy view taken. In fact, one of the priorities which have been put on the table is to help countries build a consensus for policy approach to crypto assets. The collapse of crypto exchange FTX has led to calls for better oversight of the crypto market. FTX filed for bankruptcy in the U.S. on Nov. 11 and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) was ditangkap this week.