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US House Financial Services Chair Waters Recommends Joe Biden Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance

5.12.2020
House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters told President-elect Joe Biden to undo the OCC's crypto guidance after he takes office next year

OCC leader Brian Brooks: ‘Nobody’s going to ban Bitcoin’

4.12.2020
Forthcoming regulations are “going to be a lot less bad than people will worry about.”

OCC Chief Hints at Coming ‘Good’ Actions on Crypto by End of Trump’s Term

4.12.2020
Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class

Coinbase CEO: Trump Administration May ‘Rush Out’ Burdensome Crypto Wallet Rules

26.11.2020
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong publicly voiced concern that the outgoing Trump Administration may ram through onerous new data-collection requirements for crypto exchanges

2 counterarguments for CNBC's Brian Kelly who sees a $19K Bitcoin top

25.11.2020
CNBC Fast Money host Brian Kelly names three factors that could potentially cause a Bitcoin pullback to occur

Airbnb IPO Prospectus Says Future Success Means Adapting to Cryptocurrencies

20.11.2020
The giant online rental marketplace based in San Francisco, Airbnb is considering supporting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. The news stems from the company’s initial public offering (IPO) prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Airbnb’s filing...

A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?

19.11.2020
President Trump has nominated former Coinbase counsel Brian Brooks to a full five-year term as Comptroller of the Currency, but will he be confirmed in time?

OCC’s Brian Brooks Says China Owns Bitcoin but Crypto World Disagrees: Chinese Crackdown Pushes Miners Away

19.11.2020
Bitcoiners on social media have panned remarks by acting U.S. currency comptroller Brian Brooks that bitcoin is owned by China due to the country’s disproportionate share of the crypto’s mining power. The bitcoiners argue that the disproportionate number of miners stationed in China...

Crypto-Friendly Brooks Gets Nod to Serve 5-Year Term Leading Bank Regulator

17.11.2020
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks to take on a more permanent role leading the bank regulator

Hedge Fund Manager Brian Kelly Says Increasing Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Down to its Fixed Supply

14.11.2020
Hedge fund manager Brian Kelly says the surging number of institutional investors owning bitcoin is down to the digital currency’s core value proposition- a fixed coin supply. On the other hand, the same institutional investor interest is helping to build confidence in the top cryptocurrency...

US Representatives Rip OCC, Brooks for ‘Excessive Focus’ on Crypto

11.11.2020
Congressional Democrats blasted the OCC and Acting Comptroller Brooks for spending time on crypto during a pandemic

OCC's Brian Brooks testifies to the importance of crypto before US Senate

10.11.2020
The Acting Comptroller of the Currency presented the growing role of crypto in general and stablecoins in particular to the Senate today

US Banks Could Seek to Partner With or Buy Crypto Custodians, OCC’s Brooks Says

31.10.2020
The OCC's July ruling that allowed banks to provide custody spurred the newfound interest, Brooks said

Former Google lawyer joins spate of high-profile attorneys entering crypto

31.10.2020
Coinbase leads a growing list of crypto companies attracting top-tier legal talent

OCC’s Brian Brooks Against Government Issued Digital Dollar – Supports Regulation of Privately Issued Stablecoins

31.10.2020
The acting director of the U.S. Office Comptroller of Currency (OCC) Brian Brooks says the creation of the U.S. digital dollar is a terrible one because the government is not good at building things. Instead, Brooks believes tech companies, which already possess the know-how, to be in a better...