{"id":471949,"date":"2025-03-28T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T18:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=471949"},"modified":"2025-03-28T23:25:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T23:25:29","slug":"fdic-says-banks-can-engage-in-crypto-activities-without-prior-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fdic-says-banks-can-engage-in-crypto-activities-without-prior-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"FDIC says banks can engage in crypto activities without prior approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued new guidance on March 28 clarifying that FDIC-supervised banks may engage in crypto-related activities without first obtaining the agency\u2019s approval, provided they manage the associated risks by safety and soundness standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The announcement, published as<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdic.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2025\/fdic-clarifies-process-banks-engage-crypto-related-activities\">Financial Institution Letter (FIL-7-2025)<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, rescinds FIL-16-2022 and marks a significant policy shift for the agency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acting Chairman Travis Hill stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;With today\u2019s action, the FDIC is turning the page on the flawed approach of the past three years. I expect this to be one of several steps the FDIC will take to lay out a new approach for how banks can engage in crypto- and blockchain-related activities in accordance with safety and soundness standards.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FDIC said it will continue working with the President\u2019s Working Group on Financial Markets to issue additional guidance and coordinate with other regulatory agencies to replace prior interagency documents on digital assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Executive Director of the Presidential Working Group on Digital Assets Markets, Bo Hines, called the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> decision &#8220;a huge step forward toward innovation and adoption.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The agency\u2019s decision reflects a broader effort to <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fdic-to-update-crypto-banking-guidelines-releases-documents-on-pause-letters\/\">reset its approach<\/a> to financial innovation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Pause' letters<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, several banks pursuing digital asset activities reportedly received informal &#8220;pause&#8221; letters instructing them to halt engagement with crypto services, including custody, tokenized deposits, and even basic retail crypto offerings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crypto industry figures said these decisions were a part of \u201cOperation Chokepoint 2.0,\u201d an alleged effort by former President <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\">Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> administration to hinder the crypto industry's growth in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hill<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/fdic-interim-chair-calls-crypto-debanking-unacceptable-amid-concerns-over-operation-chokepoint-2-0\/\">has criticized the actions<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for lacking transparency and contributing to a perception that the FDIC discouraged innovation through non-public enforcement tactics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a January speech, he acknowledged that the agency had failed to offer banks clear public guidance, opting instead for ad hoc interventions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He cited the over 20 cases where banks had received letters asking them to stop or delay crypto-related activities without formal rulemaking or open comment periods.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Call to reevaluate<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hill emphasized that compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act should not be used as a pretext for denying access to banking services and called for a reevaluation of how the BSA is implemented across financial institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recent internal discussions at the FDIC haven reortedly focused on allowing banks to pursue tokenized deposit services and other blockchain-based financial infrastructure without unnecessary regulatory delays.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move brings the FDIC into closer alignment with other regulators, such as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which has begun formalizing crypto regulatory frameworks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also comes amid growing pressure from industry participants and lawmakers for banking regulators to provide a consistent, transparent roadmap for lawful crypto-related services.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued new guidance on March 28 clarifying that FDIC-supervised banks may engage in crypto-related activities without first obtaining the agency\u2019s approval, provided they manage the associated risks by safety and soundness standards. 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