The Prudential Authority of the Reserve Bank of South Africa sent out guidelines to its subsidiaries in an effort to prevent illicit activities, encouraging banks not to cut all ties with cryptocurrency.
It suggested that such an act could cause greater risk in the long run.
The official notice was signed by Prudential Authority CEO Fundi Tshazibana. In the past, certain South African banks had cut ties with crypto asset service providers (CASPs) — as they are called in the document — due to unclear regulations or a high-risk factor.
However, the notice highlights that risk assessment doesn’t mean dropping crypto entirely:
“Risk assessment does not necessarily imply that institutions should seek to avoid risk entirely (also referred to as de-risking), for example, through wholesale termination of client relationships which may include CASPs.”
It goes on to say such a move could even be a “threat” to general financial integrity, as it may limit the possibilities of treating issues...
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