The CFTC solicited public comments on a proposed comparability determination and related Order for certain CFTC-registered swap dealers domiciled in the United Kingdom and subject to prudential supervision by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority.
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The CFTC and French financial regulators have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at facilitating cooperation and the exchange of information related to supervising covered institutions that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and France.
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra and European Commissioner for Justice and Consumer Protection Didier Reynders began an "informal dialogue" to address "critical" consumer protection issues related to the "digitalisation of the financial services."
The European Commission issued two legislative proposals aimed at (i) ensuring citizens and businesses can continue use of euro banknotes and coins and (ii) establishing a legal framework for a possible "digital form of the euro that the European Central Bank may issue in the future, as a complement to cash."
IOSCO offered policy recommendations to "support jurisdictions seeking to establish compliant markets for the trading of crypto or ‘digital’ or ‘virtual’ assets." The recommendations are intended to promote international consistency in regulatory frameworks.