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On April 24, the Federal Reserve withdrew its prior guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and also announced related changes to its expectations for these activities....more
On May 7, the OCC clarified permissible activities for national banks and federal savings associations regarding crypto-asset custody and execution services by publishing Interpretive Letter 1184. This letter confirmed...more
The current administration has indicated an intention for the U.S. to be a leader in the cryptocurrency industry, as discussed in the recent webcast Bank Regulatory Agency Update Under DOGE: What Every Financial Institution...more
The federal banking agencies continue to open the channels for regulated entities to engage in digital asset activities. On May 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published Interpretive Letter...more
This regular publication from DLA Piper focuses on helping banking and financial services clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape....more
The federal banking regulators have each recently adopted a more permissive approach to the regulation of cryptocurrency activities within the banking sector. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal...more
FRB eases crypto restrictions on supervised entities in alignment with the new administration’s support for the digital asset industry....more
Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice, investigations, and adversarial matters...more
The Federal Reserve has announced multiple decisions to rescind existing requirements for crypto-asset activities. The April 24 announcement included the rescission of a 2022 supervisory letter that required state member...more
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) have both recently taken actions and issued statements that indicate a more permissive bank regulatory approach to...more
On March 28, the FDIC announced new guidance allowing FDIC-supervised institutions to engage in permissible crypto-related activities without prior approval. This update, outlined in FIL-7-2025, rescinded the previous...more
The FDIC has rescinded an earlier Financial Institution Letter establishing a prior notification requirement for FDIC-supervised institutions that wish to engage in specified crypto-related activities and has clarified that...more
On March 28, 2025, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) clarified that FDIC-supervised institutions do not need to provide notice or obtain approval from the FDIC prior to engaging in crypto-related activities....more
On March 28, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) rescinded Biden administration guidance related to state-chartered banks' participation in "crypto-related activities" and published a new interpretation of the...more
Joe Castelluccio and Matt Bisanz interview Mark Quandahl, the former Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance. They discuss his role in the implementation of the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act, including...more
In a recent press release, Custodial Bank and Vantage Bank announced “America’s first bank-issued stablecoin on a permissionless blockchain.” According to the press release, “[t]he banks collaborated on the mint, transfer and...more
On March 17, Wyoming enacted SF 95 which addresses the conversion of special purpose depository institutions into public trust companies. The Act introduces a new section which outlines that, as part of a conversion...more
On March 24, acting FDIC Chairman Travis Hill informed Congress that the agency is preparing to eliminate the use of “reputation risk” as a basis for supervisory criticism. In a letter to Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.), Hill...more
On March 18, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood reiterated the OCC’s commitment to ensuring fair access to banking services, including for cryptocurrency firms. Speaking at a retail banking industry conference,...more
On March 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) released Interpretive Letter 1183, marking a pivotal change in regulatory guidance for national banks and federal savings associations engaging in...more
In a break from restrictive Biden-era policies, OCC-supervised banks may now engage in crypto without supervisory nonobjection, potentially opening new avenues for innovation....more
On March 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued guidance on national bank and federal savings association participation in certain cryptocurrency activities (“IL 1183”). This guidance is the...more
A federal banking agency, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), has smoothed the way for national banks and federal savings associations to engage in crypto-related activities with the issuance of Interpretive...more
On March 7, the OCC issued Interpretive Letter 1183 and an accompanying statement affirming prior guidance regarding whether national banks and federal savings associations may engage in cryptocurrency-related activities,...more
The OCC has reiterated that certain crypto-related activities—crypto-asset custody, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities—previously determined to be permissible remain so. The OCC has also rescinded a Biden-era...more