The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released survey results on October 14, revealing that nine of the largest national banks under its supervision imposed restrictions on digital asset issuers, exchanges, and managers due to financial crime concerns between 2020 and September 2025. The OCC and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) implemented new rules effective June 9, prohibiting regulators from pressuring banks on client relationships due to "reputational risk" and explicitly banning the use of anti-money laundering concerns as a pretext for reputational risk supervision. Acting Comptroller Jonathan Gould emphasized that banks should use objective, risk-based criteria to evaluate clients, challenging inappropriate exclusions.