Cody McGrath 
Global security commissions are likely to launch a joint crypto regulatory body that will address the issue of climate crypto and COVID
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Security Commissions Set To Launch Crypto Regulator
Security commissions all over the world are likely to launch a joint crypto regulatory body within 2023, according to Ashley Alder, CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and chairman of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO),
Alder added that digital assets, along with climate change and COVID, are the most important issues that authorities must address. A few days ago, the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum made an announcement about the regulatory organization.
In his speech, Ashley Alder addressed the “wall of worry about this (crypto) in the conversations at an institutional level,”
Also noting cybersecurity, operational sustainability, and insufficient transparency as the primary threats and themes on which regulators continue to lag.
According to Alder, the three Cs—Climate, COVID, and Crypto—are all critical issues that should be treated as equally risky.
Alder believes that the solution lies somewhere in the creation of a global common regulator.
The regulator that could unify crypto rules all around the world, akin to the previously formed G20 climate finance organization.
Crypto Regulation Is Tightening
In recent years, cryptocurrency has avoided heavy governmental scrutiny, and crypto fans have avoided authorities by giving over small portions.
They have been developing technologically complicated and heavy items while simultaneously anticipating mass adoption without having to work with authorities.
The entry of institutional investors and the massive influx of capital forced them to arrive at an agreement on the regulation of digital assets.
Terra’s latest tale does not bode well either, bringing even more unwanted attention from authorities and providing them with an opportunity to tighten their rhetoric even further.