There's an opening for Congress to pass a narrow digital-asset regulation bill before the year's end after the collapse of the crypto exchange FTX, Sen. Pat Toomey said.

U.S. authorities are asking crypto investors and trading firms that worked closely with FTX to hand over information on the company and its key figures, including founder Sam Bankman-Fried and the former head of his Alameda Research investment arm, Caroline Ellison.

Protecting depositors' stablecoin holdings could be the difference between providing the economy with a new boost and creating unnecessary drag.

Both Canadian banks are awaiting green lights from regulators for their pending acquisitions of U.S. banks. "We don't control the timing of all the regulatory approvals," TD's chief executive said Thursday.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said his "holistic" review of capital standards is still underway, but noted the benefits of stronger requirements in a speech Thursday.

Lawmakers appeared to support strengthening a bill to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over crypto derivatives.

Financial technology companies that distributed Paycheck Protection Program loans often employed lax oversight that allowed fraudsters or ineligible individuals to receive relief funded by taxpayers, a congressional report found.

The Federal Reserve's campaign to tighten financial conditions has resulted in notably increased borrowing by U.S. banks at the central bank's discount window, normally a last-resort funding source.

The New York financial regulator said the move would help the agency ensure customer protections are in place in the volatile crypto market.

FTX's previously unknown ties to the banking system have raised questions about crypto's reach in traditional finance.

Dianne Dobbeck, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's supervision group, said the banking system is sound, but potentially destabilizing risks must be monitored and addressed.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, whose signature will soon appear on U.S. currency, joked with the talk show host Stephen Colbert that she worked hard to avoid the ridicule faced by some of her recent predecessors over their sloppy handwriting.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman said regulations on banks have spurred the growth of unsupervised non-bank financial institutions like fintechs and private equity firms.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg suggested that could decrease in future quarters as market pressures push up the interest that banks need to pay for consumer deposits.

Mystery continues to shroud the missing billions at the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX after its disgraced founder Sam Bankman-Fried denied trying to perpetrate a fraud while admitting to grievous managerial errors.

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said recent events show that existing regulation and supervision tools are already well suited for safeguarding banks from the risks of digital assets.

LedgerX — one of the few corners of Sam Bankman-Fried's crumbled crypto empire that remain solvent — is preparing to make available $175 million for use in FTX's bankruptcy proceedings, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The transaction, which would have created the country's largest custody bank, was derailed after regulators demanded certain changes. The seller said that it has no plans to find a new buyer for its investor services business.

Janet Yellen said Wednesday she intends to stay on as Treasury secretary in Joe Biden's administration, seeking to put to rest rumors of her departure following the midterm elections. 

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