A proposed CFPB rule could allow crypto users to have protections similar to those of US bank account holders by considering the definition of “funds.”
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed a rule that could require crypto asset service providers to reimburse users for funds stolen through illicit activities, including hacks.
In a Jan. 10 notice, the CFPB proposed a rule that could allow accounts or wallets using “emerging payment mechanisms” set up for personal use to be subject to similar protections as fiat bank accounts.
The US regulator suggested that the same rights that “guard against error and fraud” under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) could protect consumers transacting in stablecoins or “any other similarly-situated fungible assets that either operate as a medium of exchange or as a means of paying for goods or services.”
