I'm looking forward to interviewing Brian Brooks at this event next week about what he expects when we get a new US President. Free to join!

An expert in all things regulation, Brian Brooks is a partner at O’Melveny. Previously, Brian has been the Comptroller of the Currency and therefore provides extensive insight into how the federal government operates and thinks about crypto.

SNL did a segment mocking Trump for using the word de-bank:

'Trump introduced an interesting new term: de-banking. I don't know what the hell de-bank even means.'

This is what happens when you live in your own echo chamber.

Not one SNL writer or audience member realized that…

Thanks for the shout-out Jan van Eck — this is as compelling a narrative as I’ve heard. #BitcoinGoesPublic

Congrats to the Hashdex team getting their Bitcoin ETF across the line! Marcelo Sampaio Bruno Caratori

Join Michele Alt and me at 9 am PT today as we unpack the year-end regulatory environment. And yes, we will have Christmas music at the piano too…. linkedin.com/events/what-su…

Hello Twitterverse — please ignore any posts or DMs from an impostor account called @_BrianBrooksUS (note the underscore before the name). Account has been reported.

👀 #dcfintechweek

Check out Peter Renton’s latest Fintech Nexus podcast for our chat about how FTX could have been avoided, what regulatory changes need to happen for the financial system to evolve, and some good career stories…. fintechnexus.com/brian-brooks-o…

Demand for stablecoins driven by US failure to have open banking system —Brian Brooks who links nonbank access to central bank payment rails Brookings Econ #FutureofPayments .

Friday (10/6/2023) at 9:00 AM EDT from The Brookings Institution:

Making America’s payment system work for a digital century
w/ Professor Yesha Yadav Dan Awrey Julie A. Hill Mark Troughton Rohit Chopra Brian Brooks Christina Parajon Skinner @GiancarloMKTS and Christopher Waller

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Great minds…. nic "bankful" carter Ryan Selkis (d/acc) 🇺🇸
wsj.com/articles/stabl…

Register for The Brookings Institution October 6 conference: 'Making America’s payment system work for a digital century' featuring Rohit Chopra (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau), Chris Brummer, Brian Brooks, Chris Giancarlo, and more!

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User-controlled identity is one of the key challenges in both #crypto and #AI . Anon is building promising tech to address this and I’m excited to see what they can deliver.