According to CoinMeta, a senior inspector from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Agency warned employees that if they were too aggressive in their supervision of financial companies, they would face "the least pleasant" consequences. This threat was sent via email on May 13th to middle-level supervisory staff of the agency, as they prepared to resume inspections of financial companies. Critics say that this message is tantamount to a threat to the employees and may make them more cautious when interacting with regulated companies. Russell Waters, the agency's former acting director, stated that the agency has readjusted its supervision methods with the aim of minimizing the impact on financial institutions.