Coinbase submitted an application to the NFA to register as a futures commission merchant in order to offer cryptocurrency futures and derivatives trading on the company's exchange platforms.

NFA amendments that modify the definition of "branch office" to exclude certain locations that are part of a hybrid work-from-home environment will go into effect on September 23, 2021.

The SEC approved an MSRB proposal to extend the deadline for a municipal advisor principal to become qualified by passing the Series 54 examination online.

The FDIC launched a new Mission-Driven Bank Fund that will support insured Minority Depository Institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions by directing private capital investment into them to, in turn, allow them to further benefit the minority, lower income and rural communities they serve.

The SEC and an unnamed agency awarded $114 million to two whistleblowers who provided original information that led to the successful enforcement of three related actions.