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US Regulators and the Fed Jointly Issue Crypto Warnings
5.1.2023
The Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) have jointly issued warnings about crypto risks to banking organizations. “The agencies have significant safety and soundness concerns with business models that...
Approach with caution: US banking regulator’s crypto warning
9.12.2022
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said the digital asset industry was maturing but was “not yet robust” in its risk management
OCC makes its staff available for fintech-related discussions
4.11.2022
The announcement of one-on-one discussions with the OCC followed the department saying it planned to establish an Office of Financial Technology starting in 2023
OCC's Hsu says regulators are 'spending too much time' on crypto: Reuters
14.10.2022
Michael Hsu stated that it is starting to worry him that “we’re not spending that time and attention on some other things," like fintech, which he described as the “future.”
OCC Comptroller: Crypto Companies ‘Don’t Know What They Want to Be When They Grow Up’
13.10.2022
Michael Hsu, acting comptroller of the currency (OCC), joined “First Mover” to discuss why crypto companies need to decide their area of focus in order for clear regulation guidelines to be established
Crypto Lender Nexo Acquires Minority Stake in OCC-Regulated Summit National Bank
27.9.2022
Cryptocurrency lender Nexo has acquired a minority stake in Summit National Bank, a financial institution regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
US Fed vice chair Michael Barr favors hard line on crypto, OCC acting head no friendlier
7.9.2022
Barr, a former Ripple Labs adviser, has taken a rather less favorable view of crypto than he apparently had in the private sector, as he gives his first speech as a Fed official
OCC Chief Hsu: Crypto Industry Has Unhealthy ‘Dependency on Hype’
24.5.2022
Michael Hsu, who runs the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said the recent fiery collapse of TerraUSD (UST) and the wider drama that came with it should serve as a “wake-up call” to the industry, which he argued has grown too fast
Acting OCC comptroller calls for standards on stablecoins
27.4.2022
According to Michael Hsu, representatives from the crypto industry as well as within the U.S. government could work toward setting standards on stablecoins
Law Decoded: Competing narratives around crypto clash on the Earth Day, April 19-26
25.4.2022
The future of crypto adoption will largely depend on which of the competing narratives about digital assets and blockchain’s environmental effects prevails
OCC issues order against Anchorage Digital over AML compliance
22.4.2022
The bank hinted that the OCC’s actions might help establish a regulatory precedent that could encourage other firms in the space to set up federally regulated digital asset banks
OCC Finds Anchorage Digital Failed to Maintain Proper AML Rules
21.4.2022
OCC Comptroller calls for federal collaboration with crypto intermediaries
16.1.2022
Michael J. Hsu said that the mainstreaming of crypto has occurred despite regulatory and legal uncertainty, and a series of scams, hacks, and other disruptive events
Democratic senators oppose President Biden's OCC Omarova nomination
27.11.2021
Saule Omarova’s nomination for Comptroller of the Currency faces policy objections from Democrats and senate banking committee members
Acting OCC head calls for consolidated supervision for crypto firms
17.11.2021
Michael Hsu said this approach would require more cooperation from both federal and state regulators, with “less regulatory competition” and “more interdependence.”
Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC Discuss Allowing Banks to Hold Crypto on Balance Sheets
28.10.2021
A group of U.S. banking regulators is working on how banks can be allowed to offer crypto services and hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets. The chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said, “If we don’t bring this activity inside the banks, it is going...
Senator pressures OCC nominee over missing Marxism thesis from Moscow Uni
7.10.2021
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more radical choice for any regulatory spot in our federal government,” said Senator Pat Toomey
Opposition mounts to Biden’s OCC pick, fears she could ‘regulate crypto into oblivion'
29.9.2021
Texas Senator Ted Cruz is among a number of politicians and bankers that are opposed to the nomination of Saule Omarova
Acting OCC head warns that ‘fools gold’ in DeFi reminds him of lead-up to GFC
24.9.2021
While crypto has been mostly weathered past hacks, scams, and crashes, acting OCC head Michael Hsu warns the risks may be multiplying as the technology goes mainstream
Biden to nominate anti-crypto and anti-big bank law professor to run the OCC
23.9.2021
Omarova has stated she hopes to “end banking as we know it” but believes large financial firms can abuse the crypto market outside of regulators’ view