As we have previously noted, we expect that the second Trump Administration will be significantly more favorable to crypto than the Biden Administration, especially with the recent appointment of David Sacks as the...more
This article is part of a continuing series on Operation Choke Point. The first article contains a more detailed overview of the history, origin, and evolution of Operation Choke Point and analyzes a still ongoing lawsuit...more
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has quietly ended its four-year effort to prevent banks from providing credit and other services to certain businesses that had been deemed controversial. In an Aug. 16, 2017, letter to...more
On July 5, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District Columbia, in the lawsuit filed in 2014 challenging “Operation Choke Point” — a federal enforcement initiative involving various agencies, including the Consumer...more