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Finance

Binance Said to Be Hiring ‘UK Version of Brian Brooks’

The crypto exchange is looking for a U.K.-based ex-regulator or government official, according to people familiar with the plans.

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Markets

Binance.US Hires Former California Regulator Manny Alvarez

Manuel Alvarez ran California's Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.

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Acting OCC Chief Is Reviewing 'Everything' Around Digital Asset Guidance Issued Last Year

During a press conference, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said he and his staff are reviewing "everything" related to cryptocurrency guidance issued under the leadership of his predecessor, Brian Brooks. CoinDesk's Nik De joins "First Mover" to break down what we know so far about Hsu's plans for crypto at the OCC.

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OCC Chief Says US Officials Should Set 'Regulatory Perimeter' for Crypto: Report

“It really comes down to coordinating across the agencies,” said the acting comptroller. "There is interest in coordinating a lot more of these things.”

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Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’

In an interview at Consensus 2021 Thursday, Binance.US CEO and former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks spoke out against what he sees as the “politicization” of the banking system. “The Hash” panel breaks down Brooks’ statements and discusses Binance.US’s future.

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Brian Brooks: 'Bad Idea to Politicize the Banking System'

During a 1:1 discussion at Consensus 2021, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks, now CEO of Binance.US, emphasized the idea of a bank that is "custodying fine art collections or rare wines gets access to the Fed but a bank that is custodying crypto private keys can’t" has no justification outside of political ideology.

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Finance

Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks: Excluding Crypto Banks From Fed System Is ‘Dangerous’

Brooks had some choice words for U.S. policymakers in an appearance Thursday at Consensus 2021.

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Policy

Binance's Brian Brooks: Digital Dollar 'More a Discussion Than a Reality'

Building central bank digital currencies is not the American way, said the former Acting Comptroller of the Currency on CoinDesk TV today.

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Brian Brooks: US-based CBDC Is ‘Never’ Going to Happen

Central banks around the world are launching CBDCs, but Brian Brooks, former Acting Comptroller of the Currency and CEO of Binance.US, says it’s unlikely the U.S. will actually make its own CBDC. “It’s clearly the Chinese way. I don’t think we’re going to see that in this country,” Brooks said.

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Top Senator Wants OCC to Rethink Bank Charters for Crypto Firms

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is "concerned" about the banking charters granted to crypto firms Paxos, Anchorage, and Protego and has requested that the new acting OCC chief Michael Hsu reevaluate the issue and decisions by Hsu's predecessor, Brian Brooks. "The Hash" hosts discuss the potential impact for crypto regulation.

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