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Brian Brooks finalized the controversial Fair Access to Banking rule in what could be his last act in office.

Sci-Hub, a pirate library of academic papers censored by Twitter, PayPal and domain systems, left the distributed domain platform Handshake after two days, unsatisfied by the level of decentralization.

Coinbase is launching a new service for digital asset issuers that seek a listing on the biggest U.S.-based crypto exchange.

Dubbed the Asset Hub, Coinbase’s service is “a simple, streamlined product for issuers to list their assets and do business with Coinbase,” the company’s chief product officer, Surojit Chatterjee, wrote in a blog post published Thursday.

A screenshot included in the blog post outlines issuers can use the Hub to connect with Coinbase’s listings team for potential inclusion. Chatterjee wrote that “[o]ur directive is to list every compliant asset possible” but later stressed: “Issuers may be subject to regulatory approval in some jurisdictions and we therefore cannot guarantee whether or when any asset will be approved.”

The launch comes nearly a month after Coinbase went public with its plans for some kind of public stock offering. The U.S. crypto exchange said December 17 that it submitted a confidential S-1 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

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“Our directive is to list every compliant asset possible,” the exchange wrote Thursday.

Lelantus introduces “on-by-default” privacy while also allowing partial redemptions of Firo’s burn-and-redeem model.

Acting Comptroller Brian Brooks will step down today, according to a statement from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The office’s COO, Blake Paulson, will take his place.

His exit was first reported by Politico Pro this week. With the move, Brooks cuts short a possible five year-term with his departure. Outgoing U.S. president Donald Trump nominated Brooks in November for a full term, pending Senate approval. Brooks ultimately chose to step down during the transition to the Biden administration instead.

Brooks served as Coinbase’s head of legal before his appointment by the Trump administration. He then spent eight months as Acting Comptroller, attempting to make strides for crypto during that time. During his tenure, he granted a federal bank charter to Anchorage, clarified that federally chartered banks can transact in stablecoins and opened the door for federally chartered banks to host reserve accounts for stablecoin issuers. 

“The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is the most extraordinary of federal agencies filled with the most dedicated, professional, and gifted staff any executive can hope to have. I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished together through what have been extraordinary times by any measure,” Brooks said in a statement.

Paulson has been with the OCC since 1986 as a bank examiner, taking the role of COO in 2020. 

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The Grammy Award–winning band is turning to Rally to join the ranks of musicians launching fan engagement tokens.

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