The FTC extended the comment period on a proposed rule banning employers from subjecting their employees to noncompete clauses. The extension is from March 20 until April 19, 2023.

In remarks at the "Going Public in the 2020s" Conference, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda decried the decline in the number of companies going public and made several recommendations for reversing the trend, particularly for smaller companies, which he said would benefit Main Street investors.

NFA submitted for adoption a CFTC compliance rule to implement anti-fraud, trading, and supervisory requirements for firms engaging in digital asset commodity activities.

In a letter to the Federal Reserve, the FDIC, the OCC and the NCUA, Senator Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) and Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC) criticized SEC guidance on the accounting treatment of cryptocurrency assets by custodians.

In comments on the use of digital assets in illicit finance activities, the Bank Policy Institute and the American Bankers Association urged regulators to better understand the differences between risks associated with nonbank issued cryptocurrencies and stablecoins and traditional banking products and services.