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GRIP Extra: House of Representatives bans WhatsApp, Germany plans to ban DeepSeek
Our in-brief roundup of notable stories from last week.
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OPINION: US bank supervisors downplay reputational risk – but it won’t go away
Maybe reputation has loomed too large in risk assessment but, says Julie DiMauro, it would be unwise to disregard it entirely.
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OCC charts a new course on criminal referrals amid regulatory reset
The OCC’s new guidelines limit criminal referrals to cases involving clear intent and significant harm.
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Blockchain for good: Insights from the 2025 Grunin Conference on law and innovation
Legal experts examined how blockchain technologies are challenging traditional regulatory models and redefining governance.
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GRIP Extra: SEC to cut enforcement staff by 17%, Wells Fargo freed from asset cap
Our in-brief roundup also includes Bristol Myers Squibb and BioNTech in a drug partnership, Reddit suing Anthropic for using its data, and BlackRock being removed from Texas blacklist.
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Global banking regulators stick to climate priorities despite US pushback
Some of the world’s major banking regulators have agreed to stick to efforts aimed at understanding the risk to financial services from climate change, and vice versa, despite pressure from the US to abandon the project.
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OCC clarifies crypto custody rules and eases bank merger
In two decisive moves, the OCC reaffirms its commitment to regulatory clarity.
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GRIP Extra: CrowdStrike, Carahsoft investigated over IRS deal, SEC settles with Ripple
Other news includes the UK and US agreeing to a trade deal to reduce tariffs, NSO group being ordered to pay $167m in damages for WhatsApp hack, and Chinese regulators announcing a 10-step plan to calm markets.