FSB warns crypto nearing ‘tipping point’ as ties to TradFi deepen

Outgoing FSB Chair Klaas Knot says stablecoins and ETFs are accelerating crypto’s integration into traditional finance, raising systemic risk concerns.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is sounding the alarm on growing risks from the crypto sector, warning that interlinkages with traditional finance are nearing a critical threshold.

Speaking in Madrid on Thursday, outgoing FSB Chair Klaas Knot said that while crypto does not yet pose a systemic risk to traditional finance, that status may not last much longer. “We may be approaching a tipping point here,” he said.

Knot noted that entry barriers for retail investors have “dropped significantly,” particularly with the introduction of crypto exchange-traded funds. Crypto ETFs allow investors to gain exposure to digital assets without managing private keys, using crypto wallets or navigating exchanges.

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