IMF Calls for More Comprehensive Crypto Regulation

On Sep 6, 2022 at 2:00 pm UTC by · 2 mins read

Crypto adoption has gone mainstream, giving rise to the need for a global standard of regulation.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently published a report about the current state of crypto adoption and regulation. The report details how crypto adoption has gone mainstream, giving rise to the need for a global standard of regulation. A kind of regulation that will be more consistent and comprehensive.

IMF Officials Cites Reason for Pushing for Crypto Regulation

In its recent report titled “Regulating Crypto: The right rules could provide a safe space for innovation,” the IMF maintains that crypto assets are no longer the “niche products” they used to be. Per the authors – capital markets director Aditya Narain and assistant director Marina Moretti, crypto assets now have uses that extend far beyond the usual. For instance, crypto assets can be used as payment tools and as hedges against weaker currencies. They can also be used for speculative investments.

For the past decade or so, crypto assets have been gradually gaining ground. However, it wasn’t until recently that the need for regulation became clear for all to see.  Apart from its growing popularity and wide use cases, recent failures of top crypto firms are part of the motivation in the push for more robust crypto regulation. As the authors noted in the report:

“The failures of crypto issuers, exchanges, and hedge funds – as well as a recent slide in crypto valuations – have added impetus to the push to regulate.”

Regulation Will Not Come Cheap

It is given that crypto regulation is a necessity if the crypto industry is to continue to survive. However,  there are so many factors hindering the establishment of global crypto regulation. According to the authors, achieving a standard set of rules will not come without a struggle. They wrote:

“Applying existing regulatory frameworks to crypto assets, or developing new ones, is challenging for several reasons.”

Highlighting some of the factors, the authors mentioned the rapid rate at which the market is evolving, the struggle of regulators to keep up, and inconsistencies in regulatory approach, among many other things.

Despite the difficulties surrounding regulation, global regulators appear to be gradually converging at a regulatory table.

For instance, Europe is on the verge of releasing its highly-anticipated  Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulations. The United States is also working on its own crypto regulation bill which it calls the Responsible Financial Innovation Act.

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