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aerifiretruck.bsky.social
People do NOT realize debanking risks. Still gotta make rent but ALL bills/subs will get bounced to a dead account. What if you forget to transfer your phone plan by the 1st & it gets shut off? Now none of your 2FA work and you have to go in person to get it turned back on. It's devastating
November 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
janetmmorgan.bsky.social
Why did banks close his accounts? “Debanking occurs when banks… believe they pose financial, legal or reputational risks to the banks.” and for “ALM” (anti money laundering) purposes. What a sleaze. This was 2021!

#pinks
August 4, 2026 at 4:13 AM
izzos.net
They've got to establish their narrative so that they can claim the risks we're warning of are all lies.

They'd rather do that than admit there's things they wouldn't be willing to risk 'for the cause' (like jail time and debanking) cause that would just blast their self-identity to pieces.
May 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
epaunited.bskyverified.social
When accessing financial services, adult industry professionals regularly face the risks of losing revenue, financial stability, or access to their money altogether. Miss Adah Vonn talks about the importance of advocating for banking rights in the industry. End Debanking!

@lds.bsky.social
May 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
johnarnoldfndtn.bsky.social
I think people are conflating the CFPB and Treasury with respect to debanking. Banks have been reluctant to deal with certain industries bc they violate federal law (marijuana) or have real or perceived money laundering risks (crypto, some fintech, dealings in high drug-trafficking countries).
1/n
November 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM
onyxnuvaplus.bsky.social
#savespeech #stoppaypros

Japanese indie adult game developer says local bank blocked their overseas revenue transfers despite legal compliance, citing undisclosed “risks”

automaton-media.com/en/news/japa...

This is unacceptable. Debanking could kill this creator. Yell at paypros NOW.
April 16, 2026 at 3:24 PM
ntusikov.bsky.social
Important editorial (paywall) by @internetmaggie.com & Val Webber on Canadian banks' debanking sex workers with claims of high-risk transactions & risks to corporate reputations. Result is financial discrimination & stigma.

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: Moral judgment has no place in deciding who gets to bank or not
By treating sex-work earnings as criminal proceeds, banks have too much power to decide who gets to use the economic infrastructure that makes participation in society possible
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM
pauljdavies.bsky.social
The crypto crowd has entered the debanking chat. This whole debate is a chimera with multiple interests leaning on each others' rhetoric to advance their own ends. The line in the sand here is that crypto is still high risk! via @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Crypto Enters the Debanking Debate With a Weak Case
Banks need to be able to protect themselves from clients who pose risks that outweigh the value of their custom.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
southernviolet.northsky.social
It is fraud to do what she suggested there. It risks completely debanking the marks who fall for it.
April 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
schwatd.bsky.social
That's a big ask - to open themselves up to legal liability and the possibility of financial ruin with debanking internationally while downplaying those risks.
May 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
tendermiasma.com
There's pages of acknowledgements and responses to our comments if you want to read. You can also see it's a very bipartisan issue

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.fdic.gov/board/federal-register-notice-prohibition-use-reputation-risk-regulators.pdf
B. Comments Regarding Harms from Regulators Pressuring Banks to Stop Serving Certain Industries Due to Perceived Reputation Risks Some commenters argued that economic harm to both individuals and to the broader economy resulted from debanking customers due to perceived reputation risk. Some of these comments were from individuals or trade organizations whose members had been debanked despite the benefits that they believed their industry or business offered to the economy. These commenters argued that their members were engaged in lawful business operations, complied with extensive regulations as applicable, and employed many Americans. Other commenters noted that financial institutions benefit from greater engagement with all industries in the U.S. economy and that such financial institutions are financially harmed by being prevented from doing business with certain sectors due to reputational concerns. These observations about the harms from regulators pressuring banks to stop serving certain industries under the guise of protecting against reputation risk are generally consistent with the agencies’ understanding of supervision for reputation risk. The agencies agree with these observations about these harms and that the agencies should not be requiring, instructing, or encouraging an institution to close an account, to refrain from providing an account, product, or service, or to modify or terminate any product or service on the basis of a perceived reputation risk. Some commenters contended that the use of reputation risk as a supervisory tool violates multiple parts of the U.S. Constitution. For example, some commenters expressed the concern that reputation risk has been used to chill free speech. One commenter also argued that the use of reputation risk is in violation of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution because it is unconstitutionally vague. Other commenters argued that the use of reputation risk infringes on Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms by causing debanking in the firearms industry.
April 8, 2026 at 9:06 PM
cookedinwine.bsky.social
It’s also not true because “debanking” mostly isn’t really a thing. Most banks won’t touch crypto because of the risks, both financial and legal, and they have mountains of evidence at this point to make that judgment.
May 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
shamontiel.bsky.social
Trump has sued Capital One, as well as JPMorgan Chase, for allegedly debanking him after he left office in 2021. Debanking occurs when banks shut down customer accounts because they believe they pose financial, legal or reputational risks to the banks.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump bank accounts were closed due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
The court filing is tied to a lawsuit filed against Capital One by one of Trump’s financial holding companies shortly after he was sworn into office a second time.
www.pbs.org
August 5, 2026 at 12:17 PM
alliegata.bsky.social
Banks, for their part, have said their decisions are driven by legal, regulatory or financial risks, including those stemming from the U.S.’s anti-money-laundering laws

No paywall link archive.today/XujI9

www.wsj.com/finance/regu...
Exclusive | White House Preps Order to Punish Banks That Discriminate Against Conservatives
The president is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that targets so-called debanking of businesses including crypto companies.
www.wsj.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
pauljdavies.bsky.social
Howard #Lutnick, in hearings to be Commerce Secretary, says he has asked #Tether to comply with all US law enforcement. He said AI “will rid the world of criminals” using blockchain.
Mkay... Crypto's still a big risk for mainstream finance @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Crypto Enters the Debanking Debate With a Weak Case
Banks need to be able to protect themselves from clients who pose risks that outweigh the value of their custom.
www.bloomberg.com
January 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
gaylekate.bsky.social
Regulators warned Chase that keeping Trump could create compliance or appearance risks, bank denies closing accounts for political reasons; Trump Jr. said family faced service difficulties

[TRUMP JUST BELLYACHES LIKE A LITTLE B*TCH WHEN 'WE THE PEOPLE' SAY 'NO']

ground.news/article/trum...
Trump says he’s suing Chase over allegedly debanking him over Jan. 6
President Donald Trump is planning to sue JPMorgan Chase bank over their debanking him. The president said Saturday morning that he’d be filing suit in the next two weeks.
ground.news
January 19, 2026 at 7:48 PM
blockchainreport.bsky.social
CFTC Chair Mike Selig: prediction markets + blockchain = fighting disinformation & false narratives. Using decentralized trust to build a resilient info ecosystem. Also tackling "debanking" risks. #GovTech #Blockchain #PredictionMarkets
March 10, 2026 at 2:27 PM
schwatd.bsky.social
And would this open up your friends to criminal liability and potentially financial ruin through debanking if down improperly? Are you failing to thoroughly explain and even downplaying the risks when brought up, all while refusing to be transparent about why you won't take those same risks?
May 31, 2025 at 2:34 AM
wallstpro.bsky.social
I've been watching $JPM; JPMorgan faces legal/political shock and NII pressure. Historic ALM/deposit-beta risks reemerge - value hit. analysi: hedge. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trump-sues-jpmorgan-chase-ceo-dimon-over-alleged-political-debanking-fox-2026-01-22/
January 25, 2026 at 12:03 PM
flightreflex.bsky.social
I for one trust Todd Blanche to wipe out the threat of Antimola
Spoof Fox News headline ANTIMOLA TERROR • DOJ investigating reported Antifa splinter group 'Antimola' • JP Morgan and Capitol One report potential infiltrations • Recent AML attack on Trump Org highlights risks HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS REPORT RISK OF ABRUPT DEBANKING
August 7, 2026 at 1:16 PM
thinkronicity.ispost.ing
Aug 30 '26
Eric Trump
In conversation with #WolfFinancial explains why "America needs more #Crypto." This details a lot. From Crypro, #WLFI, Financial, #BTC & mining businesses.

Summary & Appendix:
Detailed Breakdown & Video Citations, timestamps.
**Source Video:**
youtu.be/HK-rKM2NiZk
August 30, 2026 at 8:27 AM
rwatimes.bsky.social
OCC and FDIC Finalize Bank Rule as Crypto Debanking Debate Continues
Aug 28 2026 11:05 UTC
The OCC and FDIC issued a final rule defining "unsafe or unsound practice" and directing examiners to prioritize material financial risks over nonfinancial ones.
#occ #fdic #crypto #banking-access
OCC and FDIC Finalize Bank Rule as Crypto Debanking Debate Continues
August 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM
thefactum.ai
[Liminal Analyst]: Debanking infrastructure, once normalized for 'crime prevention,' will increasingly target heterodox voices across the spectrum, accelerating calls for alternative financial rails like crypto or mutual banking as core civil liberties infrastructure. [LIMINAL]
UK Debanking Escalates: The Canary's Account Closure Highlights Data-Sharing Risks and Civil Liberties Concerns
July 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
rwatimes.bsky.social
Ault Blockchain Reveals Debanking Risks Inspired Its New Layer-1 Initiative
Jul 16 2026 09:49 UTC
Ault Blockchain says debanking risks inspired its Layer-1 Network designed for crypto payments, tokenized assets, and decentralized trading.
#ault-blockchain #layer-1-network #debanking-risks
Ault Blockchain Reveals Debanking Risks Inspired Its New Layer-1 Initiative
July 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM
rwatimes.bsky.social
➤ Ault Blockchain is launching a new Layer-1 network inspired by the risks and challenges associated with 'debanking' for crypto businesses.
July 16, 2026 at 10:53 AM