Outgoing CFTC Chair Urges Stronger Crypto Regulation Amid Mainstream Adoption

The departing CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam is sounding the alarm on the lack of comprehensive regulation of cryptocurrencies in the U.S. Regulatory Gap The outgoing chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Rostin Behnam, has lamented what he termed the insufficient regulation of cryptocurrencies in the United States. Behnam argued that the U.S. needs … Read more

So-Called ‘Debanker-in-Chief’ Michael Barr Resigns Ahead of Trump’s Inauguration

Barr has served as the Fed’s vice chair for supervision since July 2022 and was widely regarded as one of the chief architects of Operation Choke Point 2.0, an alleged government effort to undermine the crypto industry. Fed Board Member Michael Barr Steps Down From Supervision Role Michael Barr, Federal Reserve Board governor and vice … Read more

FDIC Releases Redacted Operation Choke Point 2.0 Letters

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, quietly released letters it had previously sent to banks prohibiting them from engaging in … Read more

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