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World Liberty Financial, the Trump family-linked decentralized finance (DeFi) firm, cleared its first major banking hurdle on Friday after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted…
This week’s crypto stories ranged from policy and payments to market stress and Bitcoin infighting. Trump fueled fresh crypto speculation during the launch of Trump Accounts, Sony Bank won OCC…
Sony Bank has received conditional approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to open a national trust bank built for a stablecoin business. The company…
National trust charters pushed crypto custody into a broader regulatory clash as U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the OCC over approvals tied to Coinbase, Ripple, Bitgo, and other firms. Bitgo…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren sent a formal letter to OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould on May 18, 2026, accusing the agency of illegally granting national trust charters to at least nine crypto…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Augustus conditional approval to establish Augustus Bank, N.A., a clearing bank built from the ground up around stablecoin and…
Community bankers are pushing back hard now that crypto exchanges are applying for national trust bank charters, with the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) calling the move a threat…
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust company charter aimed at expanding federally regulated…
Circle urged the OCC to finalize clear, consistently applied GENIUS Act rules for payment stablecoin issuers. The company said the proposed framework should support reliable redemption and strong risk controls…
Stablecoins could face disrupted distribution under proposed OCC rules that broaden yield restrictions beyond issuers. Consensys warned the framework may impact related third parties, DeFi access, and multi-brand issuance under…