WEF2020 Announces Global Consortium For Regulating Bitcoin

At the WEF2020 in Davos, Switzerland, there was a significant mark on the crypto market and the World Economic Forum announced the first global consortium focusing on creating a regulatory framework for the governance digital currencies including bitcoin and stablecoins. In our latest bitcoin news today, we find out more about their ideas.

The World Economic Forum for 2020 happened the past week in Davos and cryptocurrencies were the center of attention. Yesterday during the last day of the consortium, the forum announced the creating of the first Global consortium for Digital Currency Governance. It will mainly consist of financial institutions, government representatives, international organizations, leading companies, academics, NGOs, technical experts and other members of the Forum’s communities.

The report showed that if digital currencies receive proper financial inclusion, they will have to get paired with good governance. Therefore at the WEF2020, the forum discussed whether it is needed to establish a framework of regulations by implementing innovative approaches. In order to do that, the participants will have to use ‘’efficiency, speed, inter-operability, inclusivity, and transparency.’’ The Consortium will work with both the private and public sectors to explore the presented opportunities.

According to the founder and Executive Chairman of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, ‘’ digital currency, a cross-cutting topic that requires input across sectors, functions, and geographies, is a key area of interest for the Forum.’’ The Governor of the Bank of England also commented:

 “Governance is the core pillar of any form of digital currency. It is critical that any framework on digital currencies ensures security, efficiency, and legitimacy of payments while ensuring fair and open competition. We welcome the WEF’s platform to help develop a robust governance framework for inclusion through digital currencies.”

As per the recent reports, the efforts of creating a regulatory framework on cryptocurrencies are getting more serious. As of this month, the European Union introduced an updated version of the 5^th anti-money laundering directive and had increased regulatory focus. All of the crypto-related businesses are operating from Europe and they have to follow the rules which include a more in-depth know your customer process, filling suspicious activity reports and conduct transaction monitoring with law enforcement.  After the WEF2020, the world watchdogs will try to establish a framework of regulations for crypto so it will be extremely interesting to see whether this will be beneficial for the market.