The Federal Reserve Board provided guidance to banking organizations on (i) supervision over "novel activities" and (ii) the process for state member banks to follow before engaging with dollar token or stablecoin activity.
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In a report on the results of a "2022 Bank for International Settlements Survey on Central Bank Digital Currencies and Crypto" that covered 86 central banks, Bank for International Settlements highlighted that "93% of surveyed central banks are engaged in some form of CBDC work and more than half are running concrete experiments or working on pilots."
In an address to the 2023 Institute of International Bankers Annual Washington Conference, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu highlighted parallels between jurisdictional and "supervisability" risk in global banking and in crypto.
The Federal Reserve Board, the FDIC and the OCC cautioned that banks may face significant liquidity risks in relying on funding from entities in the crypto industry.
In its 2022 Annual Report, the Financial Stability Oversight Council offered recommendations touching on (i) digital assets, (ii) climate-related financial risks, (iii) investment fund disclosure, (iv) Treasury markets, (v) cybersecurity and (vi) LIBOR transitions.