{"id":459937,"date":"2025-01-03T23:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T23:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=459937"},"modified":"2025-01-03T22:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T22:32:57","slug":"coinbase-shares-unredacted-fdic-letters-urging-banks-to-avoid-offering-basic-bitcoin-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-shares-unredacted-fdic-letters-urging-banks-to-avoid-offering-basic-bitcoin-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase shares unredacted FDIC letters urging banks to avoid offering basic Bitcoin services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\">Coinbase<\/a> chief legal officer <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/paul-grewal\/\">Paul Grewal<\/a> shared documents revealing that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urged banks to halt or avoid not only crypto-related services but also simple Bitcoin (<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/bitcoin\/\">BTC<\/a>) offerings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The letters are unredacted versions of documents<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-executive-publishes-fdic-letters-urging-banks-to-halt-or-avoid-crypto-services\/\">shared<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Grewal on Dec. 6, 2024. They were dubbed &#8220;pause letters&#8221; because they repeatedly recommend suspending or refraining from using crypto services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grewal stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;They show a coordinated effort to stop a wide variety of crypto activity \u2014 everything from basic BTC transactions to more complex offerings.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These letters result from Coinbase's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed on Oct. 18, seeking clarity on an alleged 15% deposit cap imposed on crypto-friendly banks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the FDIC complied with the request in December 2024, the documents were heavily redacted. As a result, Coinbase made a new request to access versions with more accessible parts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grewal added that the FDIC found two more letters in this new request, claiming that new information is unveiled when they are pressured for clarity and urging Congress to launch hearings \u201cwithout delay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He previously stated that the letters proved the materiality of Operation Chokepoint 2.0, an alleged effort by the President Joe Biden administration to hinder the growth of the US crypto industry by limiting access to banking services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FDIC replies<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a response, the FDIC published an internal 2022 memorandum from its Division of Risk Management Supervision detailing how its supervisors should approach banks planning to offer crypto services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite Grewal's letters revealing that the FDIC urged banks to avoid foraying into crypto, the FDIC recommendations do not explicitly tell its supervisors this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the FDIC's document also contains a draft that supervisors can use to reply to banks notifying them of their engagement with crypto. The draft is similar to some of the letters Grewal shared.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Reuters<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/technology\/us-regulator-was-cautious-crypto-did-not-tell-banks-choke-off-sector-documents-2025-01-03\/\">reported<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in December 2024, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg stated that the agency is not hindering crypto firms' access to banking services. However, banks engaging with crypto are &#8220;subject to supervisory attention.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto industry players in the US prioritize access to banking services and hope President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span> will address the matter<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on his <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/trumps-pro-crypto-pledge-could-see-day-one-executive-orders-industry-players-hope\/\">first day in office<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal shared documents revealing that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) urged banks to halt or avoid not only crypto-related services but also simple Bitcoin (BTC) offerings. The letters are unredacted versions of documents shared by Grewal on Dec. 6, 2024. 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