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HISTORY ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED v. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION

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Case Number:

1:24-cv-01857

Court:

District Of Columbia

Nature of Suit:

Freedom of Information Act

Judge:

Ana C. Reyes

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  1. May 29, 2025

    Judge Tells FDIC 'Whistleblower' To Stop Texting Gov't Attys

    A D.C. federal judge threatened a self-proclaimed Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. "whistleblower" with criminal referral if he reaches out to the agency's lawyers again, calling his claim that one attorney was trying to frame him with sending "harassing" messages sent to the attorney's wife "patently ridiculous."

  2. February 05, 2025

    FDIC Letters Show It Met Crypto With 'Resistance,' Hill Says

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s acting Chairman Travis Hill said Wednesday that he has jump-started a "comprehensive review" of the regulator's past crypto-focused communications with supervised banks, releasing a trove of documents he said shows that many banks abandoned their cryptocurrency plans after the FDIC met them with "resistance."

  3. January 17, 2025

    FDIC Missed Some Crypto 'Pause' Letters, Coinbase Ally Says

    The research consultancy suing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on behalf of Coinbase for documents on the regulator's internal views on crypto said Friday that it intends to update its complaint with new allegations that the FDIC did not conduct a thorough search and may be engaging in unlawful practices, based on purported whistleblower reports.

  4. January 03, 2025

    FDIC 'Pause' Letters Focused On Banks' Crypto Activity

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation directed banks to pause the development of certain crypto products and services in 2022 but stopped short of scrutinizing banks' decisions to provide traditional services to crypto-focused customers, according to documents released by the regulator on Friday.

  5. December 12, 2024

    FDIC Must Reconsider Redactions Of Crypto 'Pause' Letters

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge told the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday to "make more thoughtful redactions" of certain crypto-focused letters it handed over in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed on behalf of crypto exchange Coinbase, since the regulator's heavy-handed first pass seemed to lack a "good-faith effort."

  6. December 06, 2024

    FDIC Asked Banks To 'Pause' Crypto Activity, Letters Show

    The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. directed some financial institutions to pause cryptocurrency-related activity while the agency evaluated regulatory concerns with the services, according to letters made public Friday in response to a suit a research consultancy filed on behalf of the crypto exchange Coinbase Global Inc.

  7. June 27, 2024

    Coinbase Says SEC, FDIC 'Stonewalled' Crypto Info Requests

    Crypto exchange Coinbase filed suits against both the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Thursday after it said the agencies "stonewalled" information requests for documents that could shed light on agencies' internal views on digital assets.