Saule Omarova – DIGIT INFO

Biden’s controversial anti-crypto Comptroller nominee withdraws

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:56:38 +0000

Saule Omarova backed out of her nomination to be the Comptroller of the Currency amid a blizzard of scrutiny over her positions on crypto and banking.

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Senator pressures OCC nominee over missing Marxism thesis from Moscow Uni

DIGIT — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 05:05:14 +0000

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more radical choice for any regulatory spot in our federal government,” said Senator Pat Toomey.

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Opposition mounts to Biden’s OCC pick, fears she could ‘regulate crypto into oblivion’

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 05:06:46 +0000

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is among a number of politicians and bankers that are opposed to the nomination of Saule Omarova.

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Biden to nominate anti-crypto and anti-big bank law professor to run the OCC

DIGIT — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 02:04:41 +0000

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.

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