United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have cited the recent collapse of three major banks to call on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to “rein in” audits of crypto firms.
In a March 21 letter to Public Company Accounting Oversight Board chair Erica Williams, Warren and Wyden reiterated concerns over “shady audits” of crypto companies the pair raised in January, this time referencing the failures of Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank, and Signature Bank (NASDAQ:SBNY). The two senators requested Williams respond to questions on whether improper audits and proof-of-reserve reports “may have played a direct or indirect role” in the collapse of the banks.