Brian Brooks, who ran the OCC under Trump, believes Michael Barr shares his vision on cryptocurrencies.
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Elon Musk Pumped Dogecoin Into a 50 Percent Gain. Who Cashed In?
If a single tweet can wildly move prices, maybe there’s a problem with our financial markets.
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Fintech Loves This Rumored Biden Nominee
A leading contender to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Michael Barr, has a particular cheering section among the shadiest of online financial operators.
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Daily Meme: The Collapse of Bitcoin, the Online Currency You Never Fully Understood
Yesterday, Mt. Gox, the world’s largest trading platform for bitcoins-the virtual currency that started circulating online in 2009-suddenly went blank. Bitcoin prices crashed. Bitcoin enthusiasts insisted that this was merely a minor hiccup on the currency’s path to world domination. For those of us who are not immersed in this confusing online culture, the collapse […]
