{"id":482408,"date":"2025-05-28T19:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=482408"},"modified":"2025-05-28T19:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T18:05:07","slug":"us-labor-department-dials-back-crypto-warning-for-retirement-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-labor-department-dials-back-crypto-warning-for-retirement-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"US Labor Department dials back crypto warning for retirement plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US Department of Labor (DOL)<\/span><strong>\u00a0formally rescinded<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a 2022 compliance release that discouraged fiduciaries from offering crypto investment options in 401(k) retirement plans, according to a May 28 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/ebsa\/ebsa20250528\">announcement<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decision withdraws \u201cCompliance Assistance Release No. 2022-01,\u201d which directed fiduciaries to exercise \u201cextreme care\u201d before including digital assets in retirement plan investment menus.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Neutrality restored\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department now reverts to a neutral stance that adheres to the statutory language of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), which governs private-sector retirement plans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a statement, the Employee Benefits Security Administration acknowledged that the \u201cextreme care\u201d <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/senator-warren-challenges-fidelity-over-its-bitcoin-401k-plans\/\">standard introduced in 2022<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> had no statutory basis in the law and departed from the department\u2019s prior principles-based approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;We\u2019re rolling back this overreach and making it clear that investment decisions should be made by fiduciaries, not D.C. bureaucrats.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Department\u2019s announcement does not endorse or disapprove of crypto as retirement plan assets, it makes clear that investment discretion belongs to fiduciaries under ERISA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The statement reiterates that fiduciaries must still comply with statutory obligations to act in the best interest of plan participants. Still, that determination must follow a consistent evaluative framework, not asset-specific cautionary directives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Departing from ERISA precedent<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On March 10, 2022, the Department released a compliance notice that warned plan fiduciaries against adding crypto investment options without heightened scrutiny.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The document flagged crypto\u2019s volatility, custodial complexities, and regulatory uncertainty as grounds for caution, applying a threshold that critics argued exceeded the fiduciary duty standard defined under ERISA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Historically, the Department maintained a neutral stance on specific asset classes, instead requiring fiduciaries to evaluate options based on risk, cost, and suitability in relation to plan objectives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2022 release diverged from that tradition by singling out crypto as warranting special caution, despite ERISA\u2019s requirement that fiduciaries act \u201cwith the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Department\u2019s revised guidance affirms that investment decisions must remain context-specific and grounded in a prudent review of all relevant factors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By eliminating Compliance Release 2022-01, the Department reestablishes a uniform application of fiduciary principles under ERISA, allowing retirement plan administrators to assess crypto investment options on a case-by-case basis in line with existing legal obligations.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Department of Labor (DOL)\u00a0formally rescinded a 2022 compliance release that discouraged fiduciaries from offering crypto investment options in 401(k) retirement plans, according to a May 28 announcement. 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