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BoE asks financial firms for £24m more to keep track of risks from crypto assets

The Bank of England is asking lenders and insurers to pay an extra £24m so it can hire 100 extra staff and keep track of new risks, including those linked to crypto assets.

BoE asks financial firms for £24m more to keep track of risks from crypto assets
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The central bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), which is in charge of managing systemic risks across the financial sector, said it was expanding its 1,341-strong workforce in response to “new policy responsibilities” that also included setting the UK’s own rules after Brexit.

Read more at The Guardian

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