Trump Nominates Former Bitfury Executive as Next OCC Head

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JH Kim

Summary

  • President Donald Trump has nominated Jonathan Gould, a former executive of Bitfury, as the next head of the OCC.
  • Jonathan Gould previously served as the Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the OCC.
  • It was reported that the list of next heads of major institutions related to cryptocurrency regulation has been almost revealed.

According to cryptocurrency-focused media outlet CoinDesk on the 12th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Jonathan Gould, a former executive of the Bitcoin (BTC) mining company and blockchain technology firm Bitfury, as the next head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Before joining Bitfury, he served as the Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel at the OCC. The media reported that "the list of next heads of major institutions related to cryptocurrency regulation has been almost revealed."

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