Brian Brooks

🇺🇸 NEW: The Office of the Comptroller of Currency has just declared that national banks are now allowed custody crypto assets.

There are too many stories of people being hurt by Operation Choke Point 2.0. It needs to be looked at.

Paul Atkins is an exceptional choice to lead the SEC. Having had the privilege of working with Paul at both the agency and Patomak Global Partners, I’ve seen firsthand his dedication to free markets, investor access and choice, innovation, capital formation, and upholding the rule of law. I look forward to seeing him return to the SEC and am confident that his leadership will drive U.S. Capital Markets forward.

I sit on the House Financial Services Committee, which oversees the banking regulators. I am aware of no real limitation on the ability of banking regulators to de-bank law-abiding citizens and businesses without due process of law. The federal government’s unfettered powers of de-banking represents an insidious threat to civil liberties in America. Marc Andreessen raises a real issue that transcends partisanship.

Interesting summary of the Treasury Secretary appointment dynamics.