The OCC, FRB and FDIC requested comment on a set of rules as part of a process to identify "outdated" or "unnecessary" regulatory requirements on insured depository institutions and their holding companies.
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House Financial Services Committee Chair Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and a bipartisan group of legislators asked banking regulators to clarify "through guidance and other actions" that an SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, which describes how a custodian must account for digital assets, is not enforceable.
Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) and Representative French Hill (R-AR) urged the DOJ to evaluate the extent to which Binance and Tether are supporting terrorism through violations of federal law on material support to entities engaged in terrorism, applicable sanctions laws, and the Bank Secrecy Act.
In a white paper, the non-profit organization Digital Dollar Project concluded that a central bank digital currency, "rather than displacing the service offerings of established financial institutions providing cross-border remittance services . . . present[s] an opportunity to modernize operational processes and expand financial access."
The Financial Stability Board issued an "Umbrella Public Note" on its global regulatory framework for crypto-asset activities.