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Brian Brooks

Brian Brooks, CEO of Bitfury, speaks during a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. — Brian Brooks, CEO of Bitfury, speaks during a hearing with the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on January 20, 2022 in Washington, DC. Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images)

Brian Brooks, former acting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, was hired by Binance U.S. in April of 2021. Brooks stepped down after just three months but moved to Netherlands-based Bitcoin-mining company Bitfury to become CEO in November of 2021.

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