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FDIC Releases Redacted Operation Choke Point 2.0 Letters
7.1.2025
The letters serve as a damning indictment of the government’s alleged anti-crypto policies. How the FDIC Secretly Stifled Banks’ Crypto-Related Activities The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an entity originally formed to restore trust in the American banking system, on Friday...
Former Silvergate Bank CTO and Trump’s ‘Crypto Czar’ David Sacks Speak Out on Operation Choke Point
7.12.2024
Operation Choke Point 2.0, a campaign of regulatory pressure against cryptocurrency firms, has sparked a fresh wave of criticism from notable industry figures, including former Silvergate Bank Chief Technology Officer Chris Lane and entrepreneur David Sacks, recently appointed “Crypto Czar”...
Arkansas Republican French Hill Vows to ‘Fully Investigate Operation Choke Point 2.0’
3.12.2024
The congressman recently unveiled a plan that proposes revamping current banking legislation. Alleged Debanking of The Crypto Industry Continues to Garner Attention Rep. French Hill (R) of Arkansas who currently serves as vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and as chairman...
Biden admin deliberately killed off Silvergate to ‘decapitate’ crypto: Nic Carter
26.9.2024
The now-bankrupt Silvergate Bank was forced to cap its crypto deposits at 15% under threat of being shut down by US regulators, claims to Castle Island Ventures partner Nic Carter
Choke Point 2.0 is hurting Kamala Harris' 'crypto reset'
12.9.2024
Kamala Harris has given cryptocurrency fans little to be hopeful about — despite some of the milquetoast rhetoric from her supporters
Anti-crypto FDIC chair Martin Gruenberg to step down — ‘best day ever’
21.5.2024
Martin Gruenberg has faced criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike after an independent investigation revealed a range of workplace issues at the FDIC
Is Biden’s controversial Bitcoin mining tax dead or set to rise from the ashes?
3.6.2023
References to the tax were removed from the U.S. debt bill, but that doesn’t mean it’s gone for good
Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is SEC's 'Chemotherapy' for $14B Ponzi Problem, BCB's CEO Says
28.4.2023
What happened to Custodia Bank is "tragic" under current administration's efforts to de-bank crypto industry, BCB's Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie said
'Nothing is a coincidence with the government,' claims US lawmaker on Operation Choke Point 2.0
13.4.2023
Speaking at the NFT.NYC 2023, United States congressman Byron Donalds hurled criticism at recent crypto regulatory initiatives
New York Regulator Calls Crypto Theories Associated With Signature Bank Closure ‘Ludicrous’
7.4.2023
Adrienne A. Harris, the superintendent of New York’s Department of Financial Services, has branded as “ludicrous” the claims that the closure of Signature Bank was related to its crypto business. Harris insisted that the bank’s “high percentage of uninsured...
NYDFS Chief Dismisses 'Choke Point 2.0' Theory of Signature’s Closure as 'Ludicrous'
5.4.2023
Signature Bank’s takeover last month was not a part of any so-called “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” according to Adrienne Harris, superintendent of the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), who called the idea “ludicrous.”
'Surgical removal' of crypto will only weaken USD dominance, commentators say
24.3.2023
A day after Coinbase received an SEC Wells notice, industry commentators weighed in on what recent regulator actions mean for America's crypto future
Operation Chokepoint: Bitcoin Advocates Discuss US Government’s Alleged Mission to Eliminate Crypto Access
23.3.2023
Since the collapse of three American banks friendly to cryptocurrency businesses and the U.S. government’s insistence that crypto assets are “risky investments,” many speculators believe bureaucrats are purposely closing access to cryptocurrencies. Some refer to the U.S. government’s recent...
The Reality Behind the Crypto Banking Crackdown: ‘Operation Choke Point 2.0’ Is Here
22.3.2023
Banking enforcement targeting legal crypto businesses appears to violate the FDIC's mandate. It may also be amplifying financial contagion
'Operation Choke Point 2.0' may have contributed to SVB collapse: Mulvaney
22.3.2023
While the existence of "Operation Choke Point 2.0" has not been confirmed, Mick Mulvaney spoke of “rumors” of its existence and the potential side effects of such a policy
Bitfury CEO: U.S. Government Using Crisis to Choke Off Crypto Access to Banks
15.3.2023
Brian Brooks, former head of the OCC and now board member of blockchain technology company Bitfury, says the recent crackdown by regulators on three crypto-friendly banks appears to be a coordinated effort and what some are dubbing "Operation Choke Point 2.0"
New Regulations Won’t Choke Brazil’s Crypto Progress, Says Regulator
11.11.2022
The President of the Brazilian markets regulator has claimed that efforts to police the sector will not hamper the nation’s crypto progress.
Portal do Bitcoin quoted the President of the Securities and Exchange Commission (known locally as the CVM) João Pedro Nascimento as speaking at...
Slash, Choke, And Throw Vanities As Lady Dimitrescu In Resident Evil Village DLC
22.7.2022
Resident Evil Village is getting new DLC in October that will finally make its star, Lady Dimitrescu, playable, and today Capcom finally showed off how she will play. Baroque furniture will be smashed and hordes of enemies will get the 9’6” chokehold. Also Chris Redfield will be there, I guess.Read...