The letters serve as a damning indictment of the government’s alleged anti-crypto policies. How the FDIC Secretly Stifled Banks’ Crypto-Related Activities The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), an entity originally formed to restore trust in the American banking system, on Friday, quietly released letters it had previously sent to banks prohibiting them from engaging in […]
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bragging Signals a Point of No Return
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from the past week. This edition examines how El Salvador is now placing its Bitcoin-focused policy front and center in its international engagements, suggesting that there may be no turning back. Latam Insights Encore: Bragging Means There Is […]
Former Silvergate Bank CTO and Trump’s ‘Crypto Czar’ David Sacks Speak Out on Operation Choke Point
Operation Choke Point 2.0, a campaign of regulatory pressure against cryptocurrency firms, has sparked a fresh wave of criticism from notable industry figures, including former Silvergate Bank Chief Technology Officer Chris Lane and entrepreneur David Sacks, recently appointed “Crypto Czar” by President-elect Donald Trump. Operation Choke Point 2.0 Under Fire from Industry Voices and Trump’s […]
Arkansas Republican French Hill Vows to ‘Fully Investigate Operation Choke Point 2.0’
The congressman recently unveiled a plan that proposes revamping current banking legislation. Alleged Debanking of The Crypto Industry Continues to Garner Attention Rep. French Hill (R) of Arkansas who currently serves as vice chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and as chairman of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Inclusion, has pledged […]
‘Point of No Return:’ BRICS Profiles Native Payments System for a ‘Global Majority’
Sergey Ryabkov, deputy foreign minister of Russia and BRICS Sherpa, reinforced that the BRICS bloc had reached a point of no return in the process of adopting a native and independent payments system. Ryabkov stated that the plans had already been laid out and that states should “run with it.” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: BRICS […]