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A conclusion from Treasury's 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment: "Moreover, money laundering, proliferation financing, and terrorist financing most commonly occur using fiat currency or other traditional assets as opposed to virtual assets."

If fiat 'invented' today, would be banned, right? Good evening apes, digging into this post a little deeper from earlier today: Treasury Releases 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment: "The ability to use data from the public blockchain in addition to the development of industry driven compliance

Fed Alert! $363.82 billion as of 4/5 ($1,464 billion so far...): An update on the tools the Fed is using to give banks liquidity while 'we' get Inflation & Rate Hikes.

Good afternoon Superstonk, resident jellyfish back with you for another week's Fed review. Let's get to it! This week's Fed balance Sheet: https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/20230406/ What we are monitoring: * Discount Window/Primary Credit * Central Bank Liquidity Swaps * Bank Term Funding

Federal Reserve Alert! Sunshine Meeting Notice for a CLOSED meeting under Expedited Procedures of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at 11:30 a.m. on April 10, 2023.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20230410closed.htm Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20230410closed.htm Summary: A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will be held under expedited procedures at 11:30 a.m. on April 10, 2023. Matter(s) considered: Review

Treasury 2023 DeFi Illicit Finance Risk Assessment: "The ability to use data from the public blockchain in addition to the development of industry driven compliance solutions for DeFi services can also help mitigate some illicit finance risks"

Source: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/DeFi-Risk-Full-Review.pdf Executive Summary * This risk assessment explores how illicit actors are abusing what is commonly referred to as decentralized finance (DeFi) services as well as vulnerabilities unique to DeFi services. * The findings will inform efforts to identify and address potential gaps

Federal Reserve Alert! James Bullard: "Financial stress can be harrowing, but also tends to reduce the level of interest rates"

“Continued appropriate macroprudential policy can contain financial stress, while appropriate monetary policy can continue to put downward pressure on inflation” St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard Presentation: "Financial Stress and the Economy," Arkansas Bankers Association’s 133rd Annual Convention, Day with the Commissioner, Little Rock, Ark. Source:

FDIC Alert! $114 billion in face value Agency Mortgage Backed Securities, Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, and Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities about to be liquidated 'gradual and orderly'

with the 'aim to minimize the potential for any adverse impact on market functioning' by BlackRock. Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2023/pr23029.html The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver of the former Signature Bank, New York, NY, and Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara,

SEC Alert! Proposed rule Safeguarding Customer Information OPEN for comment. Current rule protects customer information against unauthorized access or use but does NOT include a requirement to notify affected individuals in the event of a data breach.

Would extend to Transfer Agents (Computershare). Source: https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-05774.pdf (224 pages): Summary: The SEC is proposing rule amendments that would require brokers and dealers (or “broker-dealers”), investment companies, and investment advisers registered with the Commission to adopt written policies and procedures for incident response programs to