FDIC pays fees and drops crypto pause letters fight
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and revise its transparency policies to settle a FOIA lawsuit tied to crypto-related “pause letters.”

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation agreed to pay $188,440 in legal fees and revise its transparency policies to settle a FOIA lawsuit tied to crypto-related “pause letters.”
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