Jonathan Gould, who previously served as Chief Legal Officer at blockchain infrastructure company Bitfury, has been confirmed as the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) following a Senate vote.
In a 50-45 vote on Thursday, the majority of senators confirmed Gould to lead this banking regulatory agency. In addition to his experience at Bitfury, Gould is a partner at the Cleveland-based law firm Jones Day and served as Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel of the OCC from 2018 to 2021.
Gould's nomination is the latest that the Senate has handled since President Trump took office in January. The Senate has previously confirmed Trump's nominee for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Paul Atkins, and is expected to vote soon on Brian Quintenz to serve as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Gould, who is expected to serve a five-year term at the OCC, along with the confirmations of others, marks a fundamental change in the leadership of key U.S. regulatory agencies, which are now entirely dominated by the Trump administration. Many insiders, both within and outside the government, have indicated that some of the president's picks cater to the interests of the cryptocurrency industry, including his nomination of Atkins, as he seeks re-election in 2024.
With Gould's confirmation, acting OCC head Rodney E. Hood may step down. However, as of Thursday, Trump has not nominated any potential replacements for the expected vacancy at the CFTC in the coming months, aside from Quintenz.
Brian Brooks, who also served as acting Comptroller of the Currency from 2020 to 2021, briefly held the position of CEO at Bitfury after his government service. The former OCC head was the Chief Legal Officer at Coinbase and CEO of Binance.US, and has now joined the board of Strategy.
Senate lawmakers have set a goal of September 30 to draft, introduce, and vote on a bill to establish a digital asset market structure, which is one of the key pieces of legislation that many in the cryptocurrency industry have been advocating for.
House Republicans announced plans to advance the market structure bill proposed by the chamber—the Clarifying Law Around Investor Rights in Digital Assets (CLARITY Act)—starting Monday. The bill was passed by the committee in June after lengthy debate but may still yield to efforts in the Senate.
Related: Senator Warren: The U.S. CLARITY Act could allow Tesla and Meta to evade SEC rules
Original: “U.S. Senate Confirms Former Bitfury Executive to Lead OCC Banking Regulator”
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