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Bitcoin Daily: $90 Million Hedge Fund Founder Pleads Guilty To Fraud; India’s Exchanges Campaign Government To Regulate, Not Ban, Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: $90 Million Hedge Fund Founder Pleads Guilty To Fraud; India’s Exchanges Campaign Government...
February 07, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Protego Trust Bank N.A. was granted conditional approval for a national bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the company announced...

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Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick Yellen Leary Of Crypto
Today In Payments: Biden Expected To Name Michael Barr To Head OCC; Biden’s Treasury Pick...
January 21, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, President Biden is expected to pick Michael Barr to head the OCC, and Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick for Treasury Secretary, is...

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Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
Biden Expected To Name Professor Michael Barr To Head OCC
January 21, 2021  |  Personnel

Former Ripple advisor and Treasury Department official Michael Barr is anticipated to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) under President Joe...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC OKs Stablecoins, INVNs For Banks; States Sue Banking Watchdog Over ‘True Lender’ Regulation
Today In Digital-First Banking: OCC OKs Stablecoins, INVNs For Banks; States Sue Banking Watchdog Over...
January 06, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) has OK’d independent node verification networks (INVNs) and stablecoins for...

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OCC Ruling May Set Stage For Stablecoins’ Tipping Point
OCC Ruling May Set Stage For Stablecoins’ Tipping Point
January 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The regulatory path to bringing stablecoins to commercial, traditional banking activities is getting clearer. And as a result, we may see these coins – defined...

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Several US States Sue Banking Regulator Over ‘True Lender’ Rule
Several US States Sue Banking Regulator Over ‘True Lender’ Rule
January 06, 2021  |  Loans

Washington D.C. joined seven states in suing a bank regulator over a rule they fear could encourage predatory lending by stopping them from leveling state...

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US Currency Comptroller OKs INVNs, Stablecoins For Federal Banks
US Currency Comptroller OKs INVNs, Stablecoins For Federal Banks
January 05, 2021  |  Banking

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of Currency has stated that national banks and federal savings associations can participate in independent node verification networks (INVNs)...

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OCC’s Brian Brooks: Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming Soon 
OCC’s Brian Brooks: Cryptocurrency Regulation Coming Soon 
December 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

New U.S. regulations for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are being developed and will be rolled out within six to eight weeks, Brian Brooks, acting comptroller...

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FinTech Oportun Seeks US National Bank Charter
FinTech Oportun Seeks US National Bank Charter
November 24, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Oportun Financial, which provides “inclusive, affordable” financial services, has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),...

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