Seattle-based Protego Trust Bank has received conditional approval for a trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to custody digital… Read More »Protego Becomes Second Crypto Firm to Win Bank Charter From OCC
Welcome to State of Crypto, a CoinDesk newsletter looking at the intersection of cryptocurrency and government. I’m your host, Nikhilesh De. A number of crypto… Read More »State of Crypto: Unpacking the Trump Presidency’s Crypto Legacy
Janet Yellen is the 78th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The former Federal Reserve chair and longtime economist secured enough votes in the Senate on… Read More »Senate Confirms Janet Yellen as US Treasury Secretary
Michael S. Barr, a former U.S. Treasury Department official and onetime member of Ripple’s board of advisers, is likely to become the next Comptroller of… Read More »Former Ripple Board Member Tapped to Lead Biden’s OCC: WSJ
Brian Brooks, who was named the temporary head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) last summer, made the announcement official a… Read More »OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday
Crypto custodian Anchorage has secured conditional approval for a national trust charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), making it… Read More »Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank
“Everything is at risk” if financial technology is politicized, said Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks. Speaking at a public event hosted by blockchain… Read More »Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot ‘Truly Chilling,’ Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks
Over the last 12 years, $1 trillion of value has appreciated into existence. It may be a little more or a little less tomorrow, give… Read More »How the OCC Is Building Crypto America (and Saving Banks From Extinction)
The acting head of the U.S. federal banking regulator is reportedly stepping down this week. Brian Brooks, who is currently leading the U.S. Office of… Read More »Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report
One of the fun things about jigsaw puzzles, for those of you that haven’t tried them, is the satisfying snap of pieces fitting together to… Read More »Crypto Long & Short: Traditional and Crypto Markets are Starting to Converge
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… Read More »Most Important Crypto Regulation Yet? Banks Can Treat Public Blockchains Like SWIFT and ACH
Cryptocurrency prices jumped Monday evening after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a letter approving U.S. banks to use public… Read More »Crypto Markets Jump on OCC Approval for Banks to Use Blockchains
