• Congressman Greg Meeks announced that he would seek the gavel for the House Financial Services Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee should Democrats recapture the House majority this fall. Congressman Meeks cosponsored the so-called "Madden Fix" legislation that addresses the valid when made issue, and has been generally positive about fintech in general. He is the sixth-most senior Democrat on the full Committee, and the fourth-most senior Democrat on that Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee. Congressman Meeks also publicly expressed support for the OCC's limited purpose fintech charter.

• NYDFS Superintendent Maria T. Vullo, a vocal critic of and former litigant against the OCC's limited purpose fintech charter, expressed strong disapproval for regulatory sandboxes, saying they were "...created by the people who voted Brexit...sandboxes are where toddlers play."

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Office of Innovation Director Paul Watkins (the architect of Arizona's fintech sandbox) was decidedly more optimistic about regulatory sandboxes, praising fintech innovation and saying sandboxes are necessary because "...the consequences of getting it wrong are so significant."

• Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency Grovetta Gardineer addressed her agency's limited purpose fintech charter, assuring the audience "...fintechs that receive the charter will be subject to the same laws, regulations and supervision as nationally-chartered banks, and any additional requirements the OCC thinks necessary."

1. MasterCard was awarded a patent for a multi-currency blockchain