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US banking regulator: Crypto crash gives us ‘breathing space’

Acting comptroller of the currency says regulators have been able to slow down what had been a ‘sprint’ to create policy on digital assets

A rush to put out new crypto regulatory guidance has slowed down as a drop in asset values has made the task less urgent, a senior banking regulator said.

Federal agencies have in recent months seen a less pressing need to publish planned interagency guidance on how banks should treat digital assets, Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency, said 7 September at a banking industry conference in New York.

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