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- The Fed officially removed the key directives that govern the way in which the banks of members of the state must manage the activities of Crypto and Stablecoin.
- Regulation organizations are collaborating to support innovation in crypto-active activities while guaranteeing risk management.
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The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday that it withdraws key supervision guidelines on crypto and stablecoin activities for the banks of state members, rationalizing surveillance to support innovation while maintaining security standards.
The first orientation document, published in August 2022, aimed to mitigate the new risks resulting from the rapidly growing cryptography sector. He demanded that the banks of the members of the State inform the central bank before launching or continuing the activities related to cryptocurrency.
Following the directives in 2022, in February 2023, the Fed published a new letter describing a non-objection supervision process for banks that engage in activities involving stabbed.
Banks had to receive a written confirmation from the Fed before launching such activities and demonstrating adequate systems and controls to manage operational, cybersecurity, liquidity, compliance and consumer protection risks.
The Fed’s decision to withdraw directives means that banks are no longer required to provide a prior notification or request the non-comprehensive supervision before engaging in crypto-actor and stablecoin activities. These activities are now monitored through the central bank’s standard supervision process.
The Fed, alongside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the office of the currency controller (OCS), also revoked two joint declarations issued in 2023 to respond to the risks in the cryptographic activities of the banks.
By removing these requirements, the Fed reported a desire to adapt its regulatory approach. The Board of Directors is committed to continuing to work with other agencies to determine whether additional advice is necessary to support the innovation of the financial system.
Federal regulators evolve crypto restrictions for banks in the middle of the policy change
The main federal banking regulators have returned surveillance mechanisms to cryptographic banking activities, in accordance with President Trump’s promise to dismantle “Operation Choke Point 2.0” – an initiative by the Biden era which, according to criticism, has discouraged banks from serving cryptographic companies through restrictive advice.
Since Trump’s return to the White House, agencies formerly associated with the program, including FDIC and OCC, have taken measures to facilitate regulatory barriers.
At the end of last month, the FDIC announced that insured banks would no longer need prior approval to engage in activities related to legally authorized cryptography.
Simultaneously, the occurrence said that she would cease to assess national banks for the “reputation risk” when examining the commitments linked to the crypto.
This decision deals with the long -standing criticism of the industry that these assessments unjustly stigmatize digital asset companies and led to their access to banking services.
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