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Letters and Testimonies

Letters to Congress

Title Recipient Date
Sen. Josh Hawley 09/20/23
House Financial Services Committee 09/19/23
House Financial Services Committee 07/19/23
House, Senate Leaders 07/14/23
House, Senate 07/11/23
House Financial Services Committee 06/13/23
Senate, House leaders 06/09/23
House Financial Services Committee 05/05/23
House Financial Services Committee 04/19/23
Rep. Tom Emmer 03/08/23
Senate, House 11/17/22
House, Senate 10/11/22
Senate 10/04/22
House 09/27/22
House 09/21/22
Senate 08/31/22
House Financial Services Committee 07/22/22
Senate Judiciary Committee 05/04/22
Senate Judiciary Committee 05/02/22
Sens. Cruz, Braun, Grassley 04/04/22
Rep. Tom Emmer 04/04/22
Congress 07/27/21
116th Congress 10/15/20
U.S. House Task Force on Financial Technology 09/29/20

Letters to Regulators

Title Recipient Date
International Organization of Securities Commissions 07/31/23
BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures 05/31/23
Securities and Exchange Commission 05/08/23
CFPB 05/02/23
Bureau of the Fiscal Service 04/03/23
Office of Science and Technology Policy 03/03/23
Federal Reserve 02/13/23
Financial Stability Board 12/15/22
Treasury Department 11/04/22
Treasury Department 08/08/22

Testimony

Title Committee Presenter Date
House Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion Written Statement 09/13/23
Senate Banking Committee Written Statement 02/13/23
Senate Banking Committee Written Statement 07/28/22
House Financial Services Committee Written statement 05/25/22
Senate Banking Hearing 02/15/22
House Financial Services Committee Written statement 02/08/22
Senate Banking Committee Written Statement 12/14/21
House Financial Services Committee Written statement 12/07/21
HSFC 09/29/20

Payments News

Global securities watchdog proposes guidelines for crypto regulation

May 24, 2023

The International Organization of Securities Commissions published a consultation report with its proposed policy recommendations for regulating crypto markets as securities.

Details: The report from the IOSCO group of regulators generally proposes applying global standards for securities regulation to the crypto markets. The 18 policy recommendations under six key areas cover issues such as conflicts of interest, market manipulation, regulatory cooperation, and operational and technological risk.

Next: Comments are due by July 31, with IOSCO working to finalize the recommendations by the end of the year.

ICBA View: ICBA has repeatedly called on policymakers to ensure new policies directed at the crypto sector fully reflect its risks and to prioritize research on the specific effects of digital assets on community banks and their customers.