In 1999 the first Cyprus Survey of Consumer Finances was launched as a joint project between the University of Cyprus and the Central Bank of Cyprus. In 2002, the Bank of Spain started its Survey of Household Finances.
Entities subject to Reserve Bank prudential regulation face a variety of requirements and incentives to ensure that they manage all their material risks adequately. The Reserve Bank would expect these entities to have prudent risk management in place for any of their activities involving cryptocurrencies. It is not yet clear what prudential scrutiny of a crypto-currency might entail.