Category operation chokepoint
JPMorgan and Strike CEO Jack Mallers Go Silent, Leave 'Debanking' Questions Unanswered
For now, Jack Mallers decided to not comment any further and JPMorgan declined to explain why it debanked the CEO of a company very similar to newl...
Dec, 01, 2025
by CoinDesk
Washington does a 180 as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dubs Bitcoin ‘more resilient than ever’
For the first time, a sitting U.S. Treasury Secretary has described Bitcoin as more than just a speculative frenzy. Scott Bessent’s post didn’t jus...
Nov, 01, 2025
4 min read
by CryptoSlate
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
‘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