EU Banking Regulator Finalizes Draft Rules for Banks Holding Bitcoin, Ether

EU crypto rules for banks unlock favorable tokenization treatment - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

European legislation passed last year has created a significant regulatory advantage for tokenization, with EU banks able to handle tokenized traditional assets far more favorably than many global counterparts. The European Banking Authority (EBA) this week published final technical standards that largely follow guidance from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and mainly apply […] The post EU crypto rules for banks unlock favorabl…

EBA updates ITS specifying the data collection for the 2026 benchmarking exercise

On 8 August 2025, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS), amending the Implementing Regulation on the benchmarking of credit and market risk for the 2026 exercise. Article 78 of the Capital Requirements Directive requires the EBA to specify the benchmarking portfolios, templates and definitions to be used as part of the annual benchmarking exercises which forms the basis for both the…

EU capital rules could curb bank crypto market participation

The European Banking Authority has finalized draft rules for European Union-based banks holding cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets, aiming to harmonize

EU Banks Face Hefty Capital Charges Under New Crypto Rules - FinanceFeeds

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has finalized a sweeping set of rules that will force EU-based banks to hold significantly more capital against holdings of unbacked cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether — a move likely to dampen traditional banks’ appetite for digital assets. In its final draft of regulatory technical standards published Tuesday, the EBA said the new framework harmonizes crypto-related capital requirements across the Euro…

EU banking regulator finalizes draft rules for banks holding Bitcoin, Ether

Rules requiring banks in the EU to assign a 1,250% risk weight to unbacked cryptocurrencies were finalized by the European Banking Authority.