Jason Brett

The wave of new national trust bank charters with digital-asset powers continues — this time from one of Wall Street’s largest incumbents. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s public listing shows Morgan Stanley’s application for a new trust ba... See more

With over a decade tracking the intersection of traditional banking and digital assets, I've observed U.S. regulators increasingly facilitating crypto's integration into the financial system, even as banks mount sustained resistance through comments and l... See more

Senate Democrats accused Republicans of walking away from months of bipartisan negotiations as a crypto market structure bill was considered in the Senate Agriculture Committee during a business meeting. The panel ultimately voted to advance the sweeping ... See more

Washington convenes tomorrow for “Harmonization: U.S. Financial Leadership in the Crypto Era,”a joint SEC–CFTC event signaling that the two most important market regulators — SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig — appear ready to lean in on dig... See more

President Trump’s White House and Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong are locked in a public clash over who ultimately sets the agenda for U.S. crypto legislation, with a series of leaks, denials and on‑the‑record statements now making that power struggle imposs... See more