Blockchain Bites: Tesla Drives $1.5B Into Bitcoin, Brian Brooks Comments on Monetary Debasement

by Daniel Kuhn | Feb 8, 2021 | Blockchain Bites, Brian Brooks, Elon Musk, News, Newsletters

Tesla plowed $1.5 billion into bitcoin, ETH futures went live on CME, Brian Brooks comments on dollar debasement.

OCC Halts Fair Access Banking Rule

by Danny Nelson | Jan 28, 2021 | banking regulation, Brian Brooks, News, OCC, Policy & regulation, rules

The rule would have prohibited US banks from denying services based on ideological factors.

Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Head Stepping Down, Anchorage to Become First National ‘Digital Asset Bank’

by Daniel Kuhn | Jan 14, 2021 | Blockchain Bites, Brian Brooks, News, Newsletters, Regulation

Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office.

OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday

by Nikhilesh De | Jan 13, 2021 | Banking, Brian Brooks, OCC, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Policy & regulation

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks will be stepping down on Jan. 14, he confirmed Wednesday.

Financial Censorship After Capitol Riot ‘Truly Chilling,’ Says OCC Chief Brian Brooks

by Nikhilesh De | Jan 13, 2021 | Brian Brooks, Censorship, Financial Censorship, News, OCC, Policy & regulation

“Money might be controlled by a handful of elites,” the departing bank regulator said at a Wednesday event. “Crypto is about freedom.”

Brian Brooks, Crypto-Friendly Bank Regulator, Expected to Step Down This Week: Report

by Nikhilesh De | Jan 12, 2021 | Brian Brooks, News, OCC, Policy & regulation, Regulations

Acting USOCC head Brian Brooks will reportedly end his brief tenure running the federal banking regulator by the end of the week.