BCBS: Bitcoin share of bank crypto assets in the Americas drops to 44.2%

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) reported that while overall bank crypto exposure remains stable, the asset composition has shifted significantly. In the Americas, Bitcoin's share of bank crypto exposure fell from 75.8% to 44.2%, while Ethereum rose to 38.5%, with Solana and XRP accounting for 7.8% and 5.6% respectively. Other regions are increasingly shifting toward stablecoins. Client-related activity in the Americas surged 93% to 6.4 billion euros, while Europe saw a 25% decline to 1.9 billion euros.