Brian Brooks
Former Coinbase Chief Legal Officer (2018-2020) who became Acting Comptroller of the Currency (May 2020-Jan 2021). During 10 months at OCC, issued interpretive letters allowing banks to custody crypto and hold stablecoin reserves. Later briefly served as CEO of Binance.US.
Tracked direct giving
$8,100
Connections
3
How money flowed from Brian Brooks
Brian Brooks directed $5K to THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE across 7 contributions between June 2023 and December 2024.
Brian Brooks directed $4K to TEAM DESANTIS 2024.
Where Brian Brooks’s money ended up
Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this
smallest single documented leg $1K (larger than the modeled estimate: the leg carried money from other sources too)
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Donations Given and Outside Spending
Largest 50 records. Rows badged “Spent to support” or “Spent to oppose” are independent expenditures this entity paid to vendors for or against the named candidate. That money was not given to them.
| Recipient | Amount | Date | Cycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM DESANTIS 2024 | $3,500 | Sep 28, 2023 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,200 | Dec 22, 2023 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $1,100 | Jun 23, 2023 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $700 | Sep 27, 2024 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $600 | Jun 21, 2024 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $500 | Mar 29, 2024 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $300 | Nov 22, 2024 | 2024 |
| THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS - EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | $200 | Dec 20, 2024 | 2024 |
Relationships
| Type | Connected To | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worked for | Binance.US | Brian Brooks became CEO of Binance.US in April 2021, three months after leaving the OCC. Resigned August 2021. | Editorial |
| Worked for | Coinbase, Inc. | Brian Brooks served as Coinbase Chief Legal Officer (2018-2020) before becoming Acting Comptroller of the Currency | Source |
| Employed by | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency | Brian Brooks served as Acting Comptroller of the Currency (May 2020-Jan 2021). Issued interpretive letters allowing banks to custody crypto and hold stablecoin reserves. | Source |