press releases · August 15, 2022

Press Release

August 16, 2022 Federal Reserve Board provides additional information for banking organizations engaging or seeking to engage in crypto-asset-related activities For release at 2:30 p.m. EDT Share The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday provided additional information for banking organizations engaging or seeking to engage in crypto-asset-related activities. The emerging crypto-asset sector presents potential opportunities to banking organizations, their customers, and the overall financial system; however, crypto-asset-related activities may also pose risks related to safety and soundness, consumer protection, and financial stability. The supervisory letter issued today outlines the steps Board-supervised banks should take prior to engaging in crypto-asset-related activities, such as assessing whether such activities are legally permissible and determining whether any regulatory filings are required. Additionally, the supervisory letter states that Board-supervised banking organizations should notify the Board prior to engaging in crypto-asset-related activities. The supervisory letter also emphasizes that Board-supervised banking organizations should have adequate systems and controls in place to conduct crypto-asset-related activities in a safe and sound manner prior to commencing such activities. The Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation previously released an interagency statement regarding their crypto-asset policy initiative last year. For media inquiries, please email [email protected] or call 202-452-2955. SR 22-6 / CA 22-6: Engagement in Crypto-Asset-Related Activities by Federal Reserve-Supervised Banking Organizations (PDF) NOTE: This guidance/statement was withdrawn on April 24, 2025 and is no longer applicable. Please see here for more information.
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Federal Reserve (2022, August 15). Press Release. Press Releases, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20220816_federal_reserve_board_announces_it_has_fined
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@misc{wtfs_press_release_20220816_federal_reserve_board_announces_it_has_fined,
  author = {Federal Reserve},
  title = {Press Release},
  year = {2022},
  month = {Aug},
  howpublished = {Press Releases, Federal Reserve},
  url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20220816_federal_reserve_board_announces_it_has_fined},
  note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}