The CFTC amended its Rules of Practice and investigative procedures. The revisions formalize settlement procedures, enhance investigative notice requirements and extend timelines for responding to charges.
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The Federal Reserve, the OCC and the FDIC modified the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio standards applicable to U.S. global systemically important bank holding companies and their depository institution subsidiaries.
The Crypto Council for Innovation asked the CFTC for "guidance clarifying the treatment of many digital assets as commodities, the applicability or non-applicability of registration requirements, and regulatory expectations of certain intermediaries" to "reduce ambiguity that currently hampers investment and adoption."
SIFMA urged the SEC to maintain robust regulatory safeguards for tokenized securities, warning against broad exemptions that could create fragmented markets and erode investor protections.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority Executive Director of Payments and Digital Finance urged crypto firms to prepare for a comprehensive new authorization regime.