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Highlights From Federal Bank Regulators’ Joint Statement on Cryptocurrency Assets

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Recognizing that regulated and non-regulated financial institutions seek to engage in cryptocurrency and crypto asset activities, the three largest federal bank regulators, the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, recently issued a joint statement on crypto assets.

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OCC Highlights, AML & CRA Risks

Perficient

This particular scam involves criminals building trust with victims in digital relationships before persuading them to invest in cryptocurrency platforms, ultimately leading to financial losses. Once published by regulators, Perficient’s Risk and Regulatory CoE will be here to walk our clients through the changes.

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Brex Offers FDIC Insurance, Adds Chief Legal Officer

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Brex , the San Francisco financial technology startup, is offering FDIC insurance on its no-fee cash management account, the company announced Wednesday (July 22). The new feature in Brex Cash allows customers the choice to hold cash savings with FDIC insurance, or invest in Money Market Funds.

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FDIC Seeks Input on Digital Asset Regulation

Banking Exchange

Corporation is the latest regulator to respond to the rapidly growing fintech market Compliance Technology Feature3 Fintech Blockchain Feature Financial Trends Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Compliance Management Compliance/Regulatory.

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FDIC orders Unbanked, Inc. to halt false deposit insurance claims

American Banker

a cryptocurrency-focused nonbank — for making false claims about FDIC deposit insurance coverage on its crypto-related products Friday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a cease-and-desist order to Unbanked, Inc. —

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Revolut Adds Crypto To US Offerings With Paxos Deal

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with an app and debit card, is expanding its range of services into the realm of cryptocurrency trading with a big assist from Paxos. According to New York-based Paxos, the API-based solution is designed to enable companies to “integrate cryptocurrency buying, selling, holding and sending capabilities into their own applications.”.

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Federal banking agencies Issue “Crypto Asset Roadmap” for 2022 guidance; OCC confirms prior interpretive letters on crypto (but adds no-objection requirement)

CFPB Monitor

The 2022 clarity promised by the “roadmap” presumably will supersede, once issued, Interpretive Letter #1179, which appears to function as a general stop-gap until the 2022 publications hopefully provide more detail regarding exactly how banks can attain compliance. Federal banking regulators have been busy in this space.