Global financial authorities have signaled a coordinated move toward strict capital reserves for digital asset issuers. The initiative aims to mitigate systemic financial risk following localized liquidity runs on uncollateralized token protocols.
Compliance Requirements
Under the proposed standards, issuing entities must maintain 1-to-1 fiat cash reserves or short-term sovereign debt instruments. Audits will be mandated on a monthly schedule, significantly raising compliance overhead for smaller decentralized finance protocol operators.