2021-3-27 17:03 |
Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”
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The Former OCC head joins Spring Labs Inc. in an advisory and executive role months after leaving public office. The post Former Acting Head of the OCC, Brian Brooks, Joins Blockchain Start Up, Spring Labs first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-3-17 22:02 | |
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Micheal Barr, the former member of Ripple’s board of advisors, is set to become the United States’ next banking regulator, according to a report. A former assistant treasury secretary, Barr will become the second individual with crypto connections to lead the Office of Currency Comptroller (OCC.
2021-1-22 03:30 | |
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The Wall Street Journal is reporting former Treasury official Michael Barr will replace Brian Brooks as Comptroller of the Currency.
2021-1-21 05:41 | |
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The Libra Association, the body that manages Facebook’s Libra stablecoin project has hired Saumya Bhavsar, an ex-OCC prosecutor and central bank expert. The organization unveiled this news via an official announcement on November 25, noting that Bhavsar will take on the role of general counsel of Libra Networks, a subsidiary of the Libra Association, which operates the blockchain-based Libra payment system.
2020-11-27 18:05 | |
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The Libra Association has made a key hire in its pursuit of a new cryptocurrency and payments system.
2020-11-26 21:22 | |
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President Trump has made several nominations, amongst them being that of the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC), where former Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Brian Brooks is currently at the helm acting capacity.
2020-11-19 19:30 | |
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Multiple United States congresspersons recently expressed their displeasure at the OCC's focus on crypto this year.
2020-11-12 23:52 | |
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The news that U.S. Banks are now allowed to hold cryptocurrency has caused a ‘ripple effect’ in the industry. Announced by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), headed by former Coinbase executive Brian Brooks, the news marks a new development in the industry, where crypto custody was once towered by the likes […]
2020-7-24 21:53 | |
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Oklahoma has passed a bill to safeguard residents' rights to self-custody digital assets, including crypto, effective Nov. 1.
Data shows that ARK 21Shares Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), also known as ARKB, recorded the highest amount of inflows after reaching a crucial level. According to data provided by Farside Investors, the US Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs registered $100.5 million in…
Elements of the Payment Stablecoin Act have the potential to be beneficial for American consumers — but critics claim other parts are “unconstitutional.” Republican Cynthia Lummis and Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand have become something of a bipartisan, pro-crypto double act in…
Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed a bill that clarifies the taxation framework for cryptocurrency staking rewards. Bipartisan lawmakers Reps. Wiley Nickel, D-N.C., and Drew Ferguson, R-Ga, introduced the Providing Tax Clarity for Digital Assets Act on May 1 to clarify…
On April 30, Judge Richard Jones sentenced Zhao to four months in prison, going against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s recommendation for a three-year jail sentence. London-based financial services lawyer Rabya Anwar told crypto.news that the stories of Zhao…
Willy Woo, an on-chain analyst, took to X on April 29, raising concerns about the fate of retail Bitcoin investors if the world, especially the United States, plunges into a recession. Woo, referencing historical events, argues that while large Bitcoin holders, or “whales,” are likely to weather the storm since they control private keys of their coins, […]
U.S. senators Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy have urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to double down on their efforts to combat crypto use in the market for child sex abuse material (CSAM). In…
