Banking
Trump Makes Travis Hill Pick Official as Choice to Run FDIC
Travis Hill has already been leading the FDIC, but President Donald Trump's nomination puts him up for the banking regulator's chairmanship.

Top U.S. Banking Regulator Gould Says Crypto Debanking 'Is Real'
Jonathan Gould, chief of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said his agency is trying to halt debanking while also writing stablecoin regulations.

U.S. Federal Reserve's New Supervision Chief Will Wield Crypto Authority
Whether it's crypto's access to banking or the issuance of stablecoins, new Fed supervision chief Michelle Bowman will have a say.

Banks Must Adopt Crypto or 'Be Extinct in 10 Years,' Eric Trump Says
The son of U.S. President Donald Trump said the current financial system is broken and blockchain technology is the fix.

Fed Joins OCC, FDIC in Withdrawing Crypto Warnings for U.S. Banks
Like the other U.S. bank agencies, the Fed has swept the decks of previous directives to bankers that they get sign-offs from the regulator for crypto activity.

Fintech and Crypto Firms Seek Bank Charters Under Trump Administration: Reuters
Financial technology and crypto firms are increasingly applying for state or national bank charters, despite the community’s historical resistance to centralized banking.

ConsenSys Twice Hit by Operation Chokepoint, CEO Lubin Credits Bank for Fighting Back
The MetaMask creator survived by having redundant backup accounts, said Lubin, who was also personally targeted.

Congressional Republicans in Hot Pursuit of Biden-Era's Crypto Debanking
The House Oversight and the Senate Banking committees are probing accusations that U.S. regulators blocked crypto insiders from banking.

Crypto-Friendly Revolut Finally Earns UK Banking License
Revolut has entered a "mobilization stage" designed for new banks to operate with restrictions.

Fed Report: Silvergate Bank Got Fatally Ensnared in Crypto While Examiners Shrugged
The Federal Reserve's inspector general studied the bank’s collapse and concluded the Fed’s examiners failed to quickly flag its problems and managers were “ineffective.”
