Fed’s Bowman: Central Bank to Weigh Raising Bank Asset Threshold Soon

This matters less for crypto markets directly than for the regulatory perimeter that has shaped which banks can touch digital assets. A higher threshold could loosen the compliance burden on mid-sized institutions, potentially widening the pool of banks able to offer crypto or tokenized-asset services. The open question is whether any change actually reaches the Fed's agenda this year, and whether it alters the de facto barriers that have kept many banks on the sidelines.