• OCC lead crypto innovation
    Sen. Mike Crapo wants acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks to create “clear rules of the road” for the cryptocurrency industry (Photo: U.S. Senate/OCC)
    Cryptocurrencies,  Regulation

    Senate banking chair: U.S. should lead in crypto innovations

    Sen. Mike Crapo took note of former Coinbase lawyer Brian Brooks’ activity at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in moving to create “clear rules of the road” for the crypto industry

    September 3, 2020 /

    Brian Brooks, who left his position as chief legal officer of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to take up the reins at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, has been active in helping the industry make nice with banks that have long avoided it.

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  • Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and she still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
    Sen. Kelly Loeffler has been in office three days and still hasn't set up a press page. Doesn't she know that the most dangerous place in Washington is supposed to be between a member of Congress and a camera? (via @GovKemp)
    People,  Politics

    Kelly Loeffler Senate appointment win for cryptocurrency industry

    Industry analyst Mati Greenspan said the CEO of Bakkt will be ‘a friend of crypto’ in Congress as digital asset regulations are written

    December 4, 2019 /

    Bakkt CEO Kelly Loeffler's appointment as a U.S. Senator for Georgia is "is really good news for crypto regulation in the United States,” Mati Greenspan, founder of Quantum Economics, told Modern Consensus.

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  • It seems Crypto Dad Chris Giancarlo has actual children.
    It seems Crypto Dad Chris Giancarlo has actual children.
    People,  Regulation

    Chris Giancarlo joins law firm, stays active in crypto

    At Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the ‘Crypto Dad’ says he will be at the juncture of ‘financial markets, emerging technologies and law and public policy’

    December 3, 2019 /

    J. Christopher Giancarlo, who resigned from the CFTC earlier this year, has landed at the swanky midtown Manhattan offices of leading law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher. From his perch as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Giancarlo was a forceful advocate for American cryptocurrency and blockchain innovation.

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  • Blockchain project jobs
    Actual photo of people working on a blockchain project (via Shutterstock).
    Technology

    Report: With blockchain hype over, focus now on active blockchain businesses

    Digital marketing agency Zage interviewed leaders of more than 100 businesses currently using blockchain technology in the real world

    August 19, 2019 /

    A seamless user experience is one of the keys to the widespread adoption of blockchain technology, according to a report released on August 19 by digital marketing agency Zage.

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