Basel Vs Bitcoin: Strategy CEO Blasts 1,250% Risk Weight

Strategy CEO Phong Le is calling for a rethink of how banks are required to capital-charge bitcoin exposure under Basel-style rules, arguing that current risk-weighting treatment materially shapes ...

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Basel Vs Bitcoin: Strategy CEO Blasts 1,250% Risk Weight

Source: Bitcoinist.com

Strategy CEO Phong Le is calling for a rethink of how banks are required to capital-charge bitcoin exposure under Basel-style rules, arguing that current risk-weighting treatment materially shapes whether regulated institutions can engage with digital assets at all. The catalyst was a chart shared on X that labels bitcoin “unsecured crypto exposure” with a “typical […]