FINRA proposed extending the expiration date on previously issued COVID-related relief from July 31, 2022 to October 31, 2022.

In a civil Complaint alleging cryptocurrency insider trading, the SEC asserted that nine of the 25 cryptocurrencies implicated in the alleged scheme were "crypto-asset securities."

In testimony before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, SEC Director of Enforcement Gurbir S. Grewal stated that the Division is focusing enhanced resources on protecting investors in digital asset markets.

Michael S. Barr was sworn into office as Vice Chair for Supervision for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Participants in the EU-U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum highlighted cross-border interagency coordination on (i) financial stability, (ii) climate-related financial risks, (iii) banking and insurance regulation and supervision, (iv) capital markets, (v) operational resilience, (vi) digital finance and (vii) AML/CFT compliance.