The US Congressional Research Agency has raised policy issues such as allowing cryptocurrency companies direct access to the Federal Reserve's main account
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released a report on Federal Reserve policy issues that addresses cryptocurrency and digital currency topics and outlines some policy issues that Congress may want to consider, including: Whether cryptocurrency companies and other non-traditional companies with federal or state banking licenses should be granted direct access to the Federal Reserve's discount window and master account. It is reported that the Federal Reserve has previously refused to provide master accounts in a legal dispute with Custodia Bank.
The Congressional Research Service is a government organization that outlines topics that Congress may want to consider, and the report also covers a number of other crypto topics, including bank involvement in cryptocurrency operations, stablecoins, and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).