Coinbase's chief legal officer declares that the “contents are a shameful example of a government agency trying to cut off financial access to law-abiding American companies.”
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has discovered “over 20 examples” of the United States regulator advising US banks to steer clear of crypto-related banking services, according to its chief legal officer.
The discovery follows Coinbase filing two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests against the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) — the US agency insuring bank deposits — demanding they disclose information about the ongoing crypto crackdown among US banks.
“So far, we’ve uncovered more than 20 examples of the FDIC telling banks to “pause” or “refrain from providing” or “not proceed” with offering crypto-banking services,” Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal claimed in a Nov. 1 X post.
