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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is preparing to revise its guidelines for banks engaging in crypto-related activities, Barrons reported on Feb. 5. <\/span><\/p>\n

The changes would allow banks to participate in certain crypto-related activities without requiring prior regulatory approval. Some banks have reportedly engaged with government officials to advocate for offering crypto custody services and exploring tokenized deposits as a potential alternative to stablecoins.<\/p>\n

These tokenized deposits could integrate checking accounts with blockchain technology, signaling a shift toward adapting banking infrastructure to the evolving digital asset landscape.<\/p>\n

New documents related to pause letters<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Feb. 5, the FDIC released 175 documents related to its oversight of banks involved in or seeking to engage in crypto services, highlighting a shift in the agency\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n

The documents pertain to the 2022 “pause letters,” which the FDIC sent to 24 financial institutions, advising them to halt or avoid offering crypto-related services.<\/p>\n

In a statement, FDIC acting chairman Travis Hill said:<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our decision to release these documents reflects a commitment to enhance transparency, beyond what is required by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), while also attempting to fulfill the spirit of the FOIA request.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The FOIA request was filed by Coinbase<\/a> on Oct. 18 and seeks clarity on an alleged 15% deposit cap imposed on crypto-friendly banks.\u00a0<\/span>The FDIC complied with the request in December 2024, although the documents were heavily redacted. A less<\/span>\u00a0censored version<\/a><\/strong> was published on Jan. 3.<\/span><\/p>\n

Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal<\/a> said that the regulator retained information because two more letters were included in the uncensored documents.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a Feb. 5 X<\/span> post<\/a><\/strong>, he reiterated the allegations, claiming that the FDIC wa<\/span>s<\/span> hiding more pause letters.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resistance by FDIC<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hill assessed that the documents released reveal that requests from banks seeking crypto-related services \u201cwere almost universally met with resistance,\u201d as the FDIC repeatedly requested further information and remained silent for months.<\/span><\/p>\n

He added:<\/span><\/p>\n

“Both individually and collectively, these and other actions sent the message to banks that it would be extraordinarily difficult \u2014 if not impossible \u2014 to move forward. As a result, the vast majority of banks simply stopped trying.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Grewal highlighted pieces of the FDIC-shared documents he thought showed the banks folding under the pressure of the regulator's threats.\u00a0<\/span>He said the FDIC often pressured banks by performing a “regulation by exhaustion.”<\/span><\/p>\n

This tactic involved sending an initial letter urging the interruption of a crypto-related service and asking for clarification. After the bank answered the FDIC requests, the regulator placed them on hold, prompting the bank to abandon its crypto-related offering.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the documents, the FDIC listed BTC volatility, reputational risk, and consumer protection risk as the main reasons behind its decision to pause services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Caitlin Long<\/a>, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank,<\/span> pointed out<\/a><\/strong> multiple instances in the released documents, including FDIC officials' internal chats, where the word “deposit” was mentioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Long, deposit is a term used to address US dollars-denominated deposits. A piece of one of the internal chats in the documents mentions staying away from crypto deposits, which she assessed as the official saying to avoid receiving deposits from crypto firms.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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