The OCC, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board adopted a final rule to improve information sharing regarding cyber incidents impacting the U.S. banking system.
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OFAC designated an Iranian cyber company along with six linked Iranian nationals. All property and interests in property of the designated persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from transacting with them.
FinCEN alerted financial institutions to an uptick in environmental crimes and related illicit financial activity.
In light of positive developments in Burundi's circumstances and political atmosphere, President Joe Biden terminated an Executive Order which authorized sanctions on Burundi on 2015.
Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller advocated for strong regulatory oversight of stablecoins through a combination of "robust, consistent supervision and regulation and appropriate public backstops," but criticized the approach recommended by the President's Working Group on Financial Markets.