Brian Brooks

Former OCC acting comptroller Brian Brooks claimed that cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin “actually are backed by something.”

The OCC’s acting head is pushing against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s intention to charter non-depository fintech firms.

More state regulators are gunning for the OCC and Brian Brooks, this time over usury laws and predatory lending.

The latest from the Treasury's most crypto-forward office says that national banks don't have to fear stablecoin nodes.

The President's Working Group has not said anything revolutionary, but does establish some new clarity.

Brian Brooks, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said crypto regulation could either focus on safety for participants or could undo all progress.

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

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

Bitcoin may have experienced the perfect storm for success, but action by the United States government may remain a threat.