Operation Choke Point 2.0 Is SEC’s ‘Chemotherapy’ for $14B Ponzi Problem, Crypto Banking Firm BCB’s CEO Says

“Events of the last six months have put a damper on entities wanting to bank this space [crypto],” said another panelist, Richard Booth, chief compliance officer of Fortress Trust Company. “But it’s legal business and I think that every business in this country is entitled to access to banking rails,” he added, noting that “the regulation I think needs to be matured. Congress has clearly advocated what they’re supposed to be doing and the regulators are struggling to keep up.”