On Sept. 18, the New York State Department of Financial Services issued proposed guidance for companies holding virtual currency business licenses and limited-purpose trust companies — collectively referred to as virtual...more
On September 18, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the DFS or the “Department”) issued proposed guidance for BitLicensees and limited-purpose trust companies (collectively, VCEs) seeking to list virtual...more
On May 9, New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris issued proposed guidance to clarify the DFS’s updated expectations regarding the review and assessment of the...more
On Sunday evening, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors — including all uninsured depositors — after...more
3/17/2023
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Banks ,
Biden Administration ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
On Sunday evening, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), Federal Reserve, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced measures to (1) prevent losses to all depositors—including all uninsured...more
3/14/2023
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Banks ,
Deposit Accounts ,
Deposit Insurance ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Insolvency ,
Receivership ,
Relief Measures ,
Silicon Valley ,
U.S. Treasury
A flurry of activity on January 27 signaled continued skepticism from the Federal Reserve of crypto-asset-related activities generally and open, public or decentralized networks in particular....more
On January 23, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS or the Department) issued guidance clarifying its expectations for New York-based virtual currency businesses regarding the custody of customer assets...more
On January 3, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve (FRB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Risks to Banking...more
1/9/2023
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Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
FDIC ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FRB ,
Joint Policy Statements ,
NYDFS ,
OCC ,
Prudential Standards ,
Risk Alert ,
Risk Assessment
One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges - FTX Trading Ltd. - and many of its affiliates filed for bankruptcy earlier this month. While the full impact of the FTX bankruptcy is not yet clear, various responses from...more
12/1/2022
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CFTC ,
Chapter 11 ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Stability Board ,
G20 ,
Market Participants ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)