In recent analysis, Fried Frank Partner Jason Schwartz discussed the core DeFi activity staking and the lack of formal guidance on how staking rewards are taxed in the United States.

In an address to the New York City Bar Association, DOJ Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter described efforts to "reinvigorate antitrust enforcement" during "a time of crisis and hardship."

The CFPB clarified the scope of state enforcement authority under the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The interpretive rule was published in the Federal Register and became effective on May 26, 2022.

In testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services, Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Lael Brainard considered the potential use and creation of a central bank digital currency.