Required loss-absorbing capital calibrated to the risk of a bank exposure or activity.
Regulatory capital requirement is best understood as part of a system rather than as an isolated definition. Its related coordinates show the mechanisms, incentives and historical records that give the term practical meaning.
Regulatory capital requirement belongs to the documented history and social layer around Bitcoin. Primary records can establish what was published, built or decided; motives, influence and later interpretation should remain separate from those verifiable facts.
Understanding Regulatory capital requirement helps distinguish a verifiable Bitcoin mechanism or historical record from slogans, products and market narratives.
For the clearest picture, read this entry together with Basel cryptoasset prudential standard, Bank bitcoin custody, Credit risk, Leverage. The reverse links also lead from Basel cryptoasset prudential standard.
Linked to related atlas coordinates
Grounded in a source record
Explains function and trade-offs
Part of the open Bitcoin knowledge graph