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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said on Friday that institutions supervised by the agency do not need to get prior approval for permissible crypto-related activities.

Such permissible activities include those involving new and emerging technologies such as crypto-assets and digital assets, "provided that they adequately manage the associated risks," the FDIC said in a statement.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu)