The SEC approved a proposed rule change by Nasdaq Texas to amend its generic listing standards for commodity-based trust shares, allowing exchange-traded products holding digital commodities to include a limited buffer of non-conforming assets and permitting actively managed strategies.
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FinCEN, joined by the staffs of four federal banking agencies, issued frequently asked questions as to the use of verifiable digital credentials to confirm customer identities.
The Bank Policy Institute and The Clearing House Association urged that a Federal Reserve proposal regarding AML recognize the importance of FinCEN's role and warned that the failure to recognize its importance could lead to inconsistent supervisory expectations.
FINRA proposed a safe harbor letting member firms delay transactions or disbursements when they reasonably believe a customer has been targeted by third-party fraud.
The DOJ seized the Telegram infrastructure of Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese-language illicit marketplace, and restrained roughly $52 million in cryptocurrency from Xinbi and its vendor network. OFAC designated Xinbi and two supporting entities the same day.