Overview
- Sources cited by La Nación say the central bank is preparing rules that would allow commercial lenders to provide trading and custody of select digital assets.
- Banks’ crypto operations would run through legally separate units with higher capital, security, and liquidity requirements under strict KYC/AML and CNV oversight.
- Draft proposals reference an approved-asset list focused on major coins such as BTC, ETH, USDC, USDT, and XRP rather than a broad token menu.
- Regulators aim to formalize widespread use of stablecoins during high inflation, improving tax collection, foreign‑exchange visibility, and on‑chain data quality.
- Multiple outlets report internal planning around April 2026, while banks and exchanges prepare infrastructure as compliance costs and competitive effects remain open questions.