In 2022, FINRA developed an enterprise-wide strategy to ensure it is prepared for an evolving crypto asset regulatory landscape and created the Crypto Hub, the Blockchain Lab and the Crypto Asset Investigations Team.
On this episode, the first in a three-part series, we sit down with Omer Meisel, Senior Vice President of the Complex Investigations and Intelligence Group, Jason Foye, Senior Director and Head of FINRA's Crypto Hub, and Reema Abdelhamid, a Director with FINRA Enforcement to learn more about the strategy and the role of the Hub and FINRA’s work to advance its mission of investor protection and market integrity.
Resources mentioned in this episode:
FINRA Blog: An Inside Look into FINRA’s Crypto Asset Work
SEC’s SPBD December 2020 Statement
Crypto Asset Communications Exam Letter – November 2022
FINRA and NFA Joint Press Release
Reg Notice 20-23: Activities Related to Digital Assets
Reg Notice 21-25: Continued Engagement in Activities Related to Digital Assets
Episode 112: FINRA's Complex Investigations and Intelligence Team & Cyber and Analytics Unit
Episode 113: Regulatory Operations: Stronger Regulation Through Integrated Oversight
Episode 117: Membership Application Program
Episode 134: Gen Z Investor Attitudes
FINRA Foundation Report: Gen Z and Investing
Investor Insights: What Is a Blockchain, and Why Should I Care?