Search

Nalezeno "occ": 194

Crypto lobby considers ideal Biden picks for SEC, CFTC, OCC

17.12.2020
With Janet Yellen the presumptive Treasury Secretary, Biden's potential nominations to the U.S. regulatory apparatus will be critical

OCC Economist Cites Benefits of Issuing Bank Charters to Stablecoin Providers

15.12.2020
The OCC's head economist said in a paper that chartering stablecoin providers would offer benefits to consumers, as well as to the firms themselves

Paxos Becomes Latest Crypto Firm to File for Federal Bank Charter

9.12.2020
Stablecoin issuer and crypto services firm Paxos has filed to become a federally-regulated bank in the U.S. According to a public document released Wednesday and dated Dec. 8, Paxos is seeking to create the Paxos National Trust, filing an application with the Office of the Comptroller of...

BitPay files with OCC to become national crypto-native trust bank

9.12.2020
Another crypto player has taken steps to go mainstream, but a lot of work still remains ahead

Crypto Startup BitPay Files to Become Federally Regulated US Bank

9.12.2020
Crypto payments firm BitPay has filed to become a national bank in the U.S

We Don’t Need the OCC’s ‘Political Discrimination’ Rule

7.12.2020
A proposed OCC rule would stop banks from using political criteria in lending. But we don't need it, says our columnist

Top US Banking Regulator Reveals Positive Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming in Weeks

6.12.2020
The top U.S. banking regulator has confirmed that positive cryptocurrency regulation is coming in a matter of weeks, by the end of the Trump term. “It’s going to work for everybody,” said the regulator, adding that the new regulation will “make it easier for crypto investors...

US Representatives Add Digital Currencies to the 2021 Defense Bill

6.12.2020
The United States government is preparing to pass the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the latest bill includes a broad definition of currencies and includes “digital currencies.” However, after more than 50 NDAA bills passed, President Donald Trump plans to veto...

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

OCC works to win back House Democrats, still miffed at leader's focus on crypto

3.12.2020
Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks continues his work to reach across the aisle with pledges from major players to support minority-owned banks

Facebook’s Libra hires former OCC prosecutor and central bank expert

25.11.2020
The Libra Association has made a key hire in its pursuit of a new cryptocurrency and payments system

OCC Wants to End Banks’ Discrimination of Disfavored Businesses Including Crypto Companies

23.11.2020
The OCC is proposing a rule change that compels large U.S. banks to offer and provide fair access to financial services to anyone that wants them. The proposition seeks to clarify the obligation of large banks to provide fair access to financial services in a manner consistent with the Dodd-Frank...

US Regulator Seeks End to Bank Deplatforming of ‘Disfavored’ Industries (Like Crypto)

21.11.2020
Call it the CPR for Operation Choke Point

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...