Banking Regulation
Basel III Crypto Exposure Rules: How Banks Are Required to Hold Capital Against Crypto Assets
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's crypto asset capital framework — effective January 2025 — determines how much capital banks must hold against crypto exposures, with dramatic differences between tokenized traditional assets and unbacked crypto.
Basel III Crypto-Asset Exposure Rules
The Basel Committee's December 2022 crypto capital standards, covering Group 1 tokenized assets, Group 2 speculative crypto with 1250% risk weight, and implementation across G20 bank supervisors.