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Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks
Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’
Brooks had some choice words for U.S. policymakers in an appearance Thursday at Consensus 2021.
Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler
Gensler Says SEC Should Be 'Ready to Bring Cases' Involving Crypto
The SEC chair continued to highlight investor protection as he previewed the regulator’s cryptocurrency enforcement efforts.
SEC Chairman Gary Gensler

Top Senator Wants OCC to Rethink Bank Charters for Crypto Firms
Top Senator Wants OCC to Rethink Bank Charters for Crypto Firms
Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is “concerned” about the banking charters granted to crypto firms Paxos, Anchorage, and Protego and has requested that the new acting OCC chief Mi...
Top Senator Wants OCC to Rethink Bank Charters for Crypto Firms

Sen. Sherrod Brown Urging the OCC to Reassess Crypto Trust Charters
Sen. Sherrod Brown Urging the OCC to Reassess Crypto Trust Charters
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown wrote a letter to Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu, urging the OCC to reassess the trust charters granted to three crypto companies: P...
Sen. Sherrod Brown Urging the OCC to Reassess Crypto Trust Charters

The OCC warned consumers not to respond to scammers seeking their bitcoin wallet keys.
OCC Warns of Fraudulent Emails Seeking Bitcoin Wallet Keys
The U.S. regulator said it did not send the messages or hold any funds for individual benefit.
The OCC warned consumers not to respond to scammers seeking their bitcoin wallet keys.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown
Senate Banking Chairman 'Concerned' by OCC's Crypto Charters
Sherrod Brown specifically pointed to the OCC trust charters granted to Paxos, Protego and Anchorage.
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown

OCC
OCC, Fed, FDIC Mulling Forming an Interagency Policy Team on Crypto
"Prior to this meeting, Vice Chair Quarles, Chair McWilliams and I had talked about potentially putting together an interagency policy sprint team just on crypto because of ex...
OCC

New Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu Signals Greater Caution on Crypto
New Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu Signals Greater Caution on Crypto
Michael Hsu, the new acting OCC chief, is requesting to review all of the federal bank regulator’s pending matters, interpretative letters and guidance, including issues aroun...
New Acting OCC Chief Michael Hsu Signals Greater Caution on Crypto

Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks
New OCC Chief Signals Greater Caution on Crypto
"We created an Office of Innovation, updated the framework for chartering national banks and trust companies, and interpreted crypto custody services as part of the business o...
Former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has addressed crypto-related issues while in her role at the U.S. central bank over the past five years.
State of Crypto: Meet Lael Brainard, the Fed's CBDC Champion
Last year, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard announced the Boston branch of the U.S. central bank was exploring a digital dollar. She’ll be speaking next week at Consensu...
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard has addressed crypto-related issues while in her role at the U.S. central bank over the past five years.