Bank Resolution refers to the orderly process by which regulatory authorities manage the failure of a financial institution, particularly a systemically important bank, to minimize disruption to the financial system, protect depositors, and avoid recourse to taxpayer funds. While primarily focused on traditional banking, its conceptual framework applies to large, centralized crypto institutions or stablecoin issuers whose failure could trigger broader market instability. The purpose is to maintain financial stability and ensure continuity of critical functions.
Mechanism
The operational framework for Bank Resolution typically involves a resolution authority taking control of a failing institution, segmenting its critical functions from non-essential operations, and implementing tools like bail-in mechanisms to recapitalize the entity using its own creditors’ funds. In a crypto context, this would hypothetically entail a regulator or a DAO, in the case of decentralized autonomous organizations, orchestrating the transfer of assets, restructuring liabilities, or winding down operations of a failing centralized crypto exchange or a large lending platform. This demands secure, transparent asset identification and transfer protocols.
Methodology
The strategic principles guiding Bank Resolution prioritize early intervention, pre-planned resolution strategies, and international cooperation for cross-border institutions. This involves establishing clear legal frameworks, maintaining robust data on institutional exposures, and conducting regular resolvability assessments. For crypto, this translates to developing protocols for emergency asset management, defining legal authority over digital assets across jurisdictions, and stress-testing mechanisms to manage the failure of large market participants without destabilizing the broader crypto financial infrastructure, including institutional options trading and RFQ liquidity.
A provisional valuation is a rapid, buffered estimate to guide immediate resolution action; a definitive valuation is the final, legally binding assessment.
Bank resolution regimes override contractual rights, imposing a timed stay to replace immediate, chaotic close-outs with a controlled, systemic unwind.
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