{"id":464048,"date":"2025-02-03T20:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=464048"},"modified":"2025-02-03T20:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T20:59:47","slug":"congressional-subcommittee-to-investigate-operation-chokepoint-2-0s-impact-on-crypto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/congressional-subcommittee-to-investigate-operation-chokepoint-2-0s-impact-on-crypto\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional Subcommittee to investigate Operation Chokepoint 2.0&#8217;s impact on crypto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services will hold a hearing on Feb. 6 titled &#8220;Operation Choke Point 2.0: The Biden Administration's Efforts to Put Crypto in the Crosshairs.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to a<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.house.gov\/meetings\/BA\/BA09\/20250206\/117858\/HHRG-119-BA09-20250206-SD002.pdf\">memorandum<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shared by the Subcommittee, the hearing will examine the impact of regulatory actions on the crypto industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hearing's objectives are to assess the extent to which crypto firms and employees have been affected by regulatory scrutiny, examine the role of financial regulators in limiting banking access to the digital asset ecosystem, and identify policy measures necessary to address concerns raised by industry participants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hearing is expected to provide insight into how regulatory policies are shaping the financial landscape for digital assets and whether legislative action is needed to address concerns regarding banking access and regulatory overreach.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/paul-grewal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul Grewal<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, the chief legal officer of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/coinbase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coinbase<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/people\/fred-thiel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fred Thiel<\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">, the <\/span>CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/marathon-digital\/\">Marathon Digital<\/a>, are among the four witnesses slated to testify at the hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grewal<\/span> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/iampaulgrewal\/status\/1886483981761438205\">said<\/a><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a social media post:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;On behalf of Coinbase, I\u2019m proud to help shed light on the unfair treatment of our industry and thank the Financial Services GOP and the US House Committee on Financial Services for their attention to this important issue.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><strong>Operation Chokepoint 2.0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hearing will focus on the alleged harmful effects of Operation Chokepoint 2.0, a term used to describe actions by regulators under former President Joe Biden's administration that have reportedly targeted crypto firms' access to banking services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Critics claim Operation Chokepoint began during former President Obama's term when the Department of Justice and regulatory agencies pressured banks to discontinue services to specific industries.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Subcommittee argues that the Biden Administration has extended similar practices to the crypto sector, potentially restricting access to financial services 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