Following a host of notable bankruptcy filings in the digital asset industry, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) recently issued guidance (the DFS Guidance) to emphasize sound custody and disclosure practices for firms providing digital asset custody services to better protect customers in the event of an insolvency or similar proceeding. While the Guidance applies only to DFS-regulated digital asset firms, it picks up on a common concern from other U.S. regulators,…
The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) is the department of the New York state government responsible for regulating financial services and products, including banking and financial services firms. On July 29, 2021 DFS Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell announced new action by DFS to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the banking and non-depository financial industries. In the industry letter to New York-regulated banking institutions and New York-regulated non-depository financial institutions, DFS outlined its…