<p><span>Recent volatility has exposed serious vulnerabilities in the crypto financial system.</span><a title="footnote 1" href="https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/brainard20220708a.htm#fn1"><span>1</span></a><a name="f1"></a><span> While touted as a fundamental break from traditional finance, the crypto financial system turns out to be susceptible to the same risks that are all too familiar from traditional finance, such as leverage, settlement, opacity, and maturity and liquidity transformation. As we work to future-proof our financial stability agenda, it is important to ensure the regulatory perimeter encompasses crypto finance.</span></p>