Blockchain Association seeks info from Fed, FDIC, and OCC on 'de-banking' crypto firms
The association submitted Freedom of Information Act requests as part of an investigation into how regulators’ actions “...
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OCC makes its staff available for fintech-related discussions
The announcement of one-on-one discussions with the OCC followed the department saying it planned to establish an Office...
US Fed vice chair Michael Barr favors hard line on crypto, OCC acting head no friendlier
Barr, a former Ripple Labs adviser, has taken a rather less favorable view of crypto than he apparently had in the priva...
Acting OCC comptroller calls for standards on stablecoins
According to Michael Hsu, representatives from the crypto industry as well as within the U.S. government could work towa...
OCC Comptroller calls for federal collaboration with crypto intermediaries
Michael J. Hsu said that the mainstreaming of crypto has occurred despite regulatory and legal uncertainty, and a series...
Democratic senators oppose President Biden's OCC Omarova nomination
Saule Omarova’s nomination for Comptroller of the Currency faces policy objections from Democrats and senate banking com...
Acting OCC head calls for consolidated supervision for crypto firms
Michael Hsu said this approach would require more cooperation from both federal and state regulators, with “less regulat...
Senator pressures OCC nominee over missing Marxism thesis from Moscow Uni
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more radical choice for any regulatory spot in our federal government,” said Senator Pat...
Biden to nominate anti-crypto and anti-big bank law professor to run the OCC
Omarova has stated she hopes to “end banking as we know it” but believes large financial firms can abuse the crypto mark...
