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11 08, 2023

FedFin on : Stablecoin/Tokenization Activities

2023-08-11T16:25:47-04:00August 11th, 2023|The Vault|

In conjunction with issuing a new supervisory policy for “novel” activities, the FRB has instituted a new process requiring non-objection letters before state member banks proceed with stablecoin or dollar-tokenization activities.  Although the new non-objection process makes it clear that Fed approval will require clear adherence to a raft of policy and legal obligations, the non-objection process clears the way for state member banks to offer products with a growing role in retail and wholesale payment, settlement, and clearing activities.

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14 02, 2023

FedFin on: Crypto Set For Senate AML, Reserve Rewrite

2023-02-15T16:13:52-05:00February 14th, 2023|The Vault|

Although Chairman Brown (D-OH) remained non-committal on the need for crypto legislation, he emphatically called for reform to protect consumers and investors.  Sen. Warren (D-MA) plans to reintroduce bipartisan legislation extending AML requirements to crypto firms, while Sen. Tillis (R-NC) announced that he is working on a bill addressing proof of reserves and asset segregation.  Sen. Lummis (R-WY) was not present, but also plans to reintroduce her sweeping crypto bill (see FSM Report CRYPTO28) in this Congress following revisions that reflect…

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