OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday.
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Jan 13, 2021 at 11:01 p.m. UTC
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Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot 'Truly Chilling,' Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks
“Money might be controlled by a handful of elites,” the departing bank regulator said at a Wednesday event. “Crypto is about freedom.”
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Jan 13, 2021 at 5:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2021
Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report
The Acting OCC head will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week.
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Jan 12, 2021 at 7:24 p.m. UTC
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Most Important Crypto Regulation Yet? Banks Can Treat Public Blockchains Like SWIFT and ACH
A new interpretive letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency paves the way for stablecoins and public blockchains to be fully integrated in the financial infra...
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Jan 5, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
Jan 5, 2021
US Federal Regulator Says Banks Can Conduct Payments Using Stablecoins
Banks can act as nodes on a blockchain or conduct payments using stablecoins, the OCC said Monday.
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Jan 4, 2021 at 11:40 p.m. UTC
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Waters Tells Biden to Rescind OCC Crypto Guidance; May Be Part of Anti-Trump, Anti-Crypto Offensive
The head of the House Financial Services Committee wants President-elect Biden to to rescind guidance by the OCC that national banks may hold stablecoin reserves as a service...
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Dec 4, 2020 at 11:46 p.m. UTC
Dec 4, 2020
OCC Chief Hints at Coming 'Good' Actions on Crypto by End of Trump's Term
Brooks hinted at a flurry of crypto clarity actions in the next 6 weeks that could drive more institutions into the asset class.
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Dec 4, 2020 at 1:33 p.m. UTC
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A Crypto Ally as Top US Bank Regulator?
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?
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Nov 19, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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Crypto-Friendly Brooks Gets Nod to Serve 5-Year Term Leading Bank Regulator
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks to a full term leading the bank regulator.
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Nov 17, 2020 at 10:29 p.m. UTC
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US Representatives Rip OCC, Brooks for 'Excessive Focus' on Crypto
Congressional Democrats blasted the OCC and Acting Comptroller Brooks for spending time on crypto during a pandemic.
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Nov 11, 2020 at 5:12 p.m. UTC
Nov 11, 2020