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OCC Chief Says US Officials Should Set 'Regulatory Perimeter' for Crypto: Report

“It really comes down to coordinating across the agencies,” said the acting comptroller. "There is interest in coordinating a lot more of these things.”

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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.

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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.

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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 Michael Hsu reevaluate the issue and decisions by Hsu's predecessor, Brian Brooks. "The Hash" hosts discuss the potential impact for crypto regulation.

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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: Paxos, Anchorage, and Protego. CoinDesk's Nik De breaks down what we know so far about Brown's letter.

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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.

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Senate Banking Chairman 'Concerned' by OCC's Crypto Charters

Sherrod Brown specifically pointed to the OCC trust charters granted to Paxos, Protego and Anchorage.

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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 exactly the concerns you've described," Hsu said.

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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 around digital assets and cryptocurrencies. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De explains what to expect.

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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 of banking. I have asked staff to review these actions," Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu said.

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