Jonathan Gould is Trump’s pick to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a regulator that oversees the safety and stability of the U.S. banking system.
Gould has deep knowledge of crypto and was Chief Legal Officer at Bitfury, a leading producer of Bitcoin mining equipment.
Sign up to our weekly MoonPay Minute newsletter
Interesting fact
“Comptroller” is simply a misspelling of “controller” that became standard and is still widely used today.
OCC track record
Gould’s initial four years at the OCC set the stage for how he may approach policy issues at the bureau’s helm:
The Gould standard
Gould is yet another pro-crypto appointee who will have direct access to important policy levers. Here are some ways the industry could benefit from having an ally as Comptroller of the Currency.
Subscribe to our newsletter!
Did you like this article? Sign up to our weekly MoonPay Minute newsletter to get similar content delivered directly to your inbox.