Bank for International Settlements Archives

BIS Warns AI Infrastructure Investment Race Could Trigger Market Disruptions Comparable to Past Debt-Fueled Bubbles

July 14, 2026 by Felix Wagner

The Bank for International Settlements has issued a warning that the current race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure investment could exceed the scale of previous technological booms and potentially result in severe market disruptions due to debt-fueled spending patterns.

BIS Former Chief Signals Openness to Stablecoin Integration Alongside Fiat Currencies

June 23, 2026 by Felix Wagner

The former chief of the Bank for International Settlements has moderated his previous position on stablecoins, now supporting the possibility of stablecoins coexisting alongside traditional fiat currencies.

BIS Project Agorá Demonstrates Tokenized Wholesale Payments Can Settle in Seconds

May 28, 2026 by Marco Bianchi

The Bank for International Settlements’ Project Agorá, involving collaboration with seven central banks and over 40 institutions, has successfully completed a two-year initiative resulting in a prototype that demonstrates tokenized wholesale payments can be settled in seconds.