ChainCatcher report: On June 8, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO) sent a letter to FDIC Chair Travis Hill. The letter notes that financial products and services related to blockchain have grown significantly, and blockchain technology has been added to the high-risk list. The U.S. GAO recommends establishing a coordinated mechanism to help regulatory agencies, including the FDIC, jointly identify risks and implement timely regulatory responses. Additionally, under the GENIUS Act passed last year, the FDIC is the primary regulator overseeing stablecoin issuers that are subsidiaries of banks it supervises. The U.S. GAO also recommends that the FDIC rotate case managers assigned to banks to mitigate threats to independence. The collapse of three banks linked to the crypto industry in 2023 has raised questions about whether regulators have taken sufficient action.
The U.S. GAO urges the FDIC to coordinate crypto regulation amid rising risks.
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On June 8, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) urged FDIC Chair Travis Hill to improve coordination in regulating crypto-related risks, particularly in liquidity and crypto markets. The GAO recommended establishing a coordination mechanism to assist regulators in identifying and responding to threats, and proposed rotating case managers to prevent conflicts of interest. This letter followed the failure of three crypto-linked banks in 2023, with ongoing scrutiny of CFTC issues and regulatory gaps.
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