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U.S. Fed Officially Scraps Specialist Group Meant to Oversee Crypto Issues
The Federal Reserve has shuttered the Novel Activities Supervision Program it built in 2023 that was — in part — meant to focus on banks' crypto ac...
Aug, 15, 2025
by CoinDesk

New White House Order Could Punish Banks for Dropping Customers Over Beliefs
The order aims to stop "debanking", the practice of denying financial services for ideological reasons.
Aug, 05, 2025
by CoinDesk

a16z Exec Warns of ‘Chokepoint 3.0’ As JPMorgan Chase Begins Charging Venmo, PayPal, Coinbase and Others for Customer Data
Venture capital titan Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is warning that the banks may be initiating a new crackdown on the crypto industry. In the firm’s ...
Aug, 04, 2025
2 min read
by The Daily Hodl

‘Chokepoint 3.0’ Has Arrived? a16z Warns of Anti-Crypto Bank Tactics
This tactic could strangle competition by making it more costly for users to transfer funds to alternative platforms, a16z's general partner argued.
Aug, 02, 2025
by CoinDesk