Agora has won preliminary OCC approval to organize as a national trust bank, a key step toward a federal banking framework built around custody and trust services. It’s not final permission yet, but it signals crypto infrastructure is moving deeper into regulated finance.
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Bastion has landed conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, a big federal step for a crypto-facing firm — but not full operating permission yet. The real test now is whether it can clear the remaining requirements and turn regulatory paperwork into something useful.
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The OCC is tightening bank oversight with a public MRA manual and a new rule that separates serious violations from minor technical ones, aiming to focus examiners on real financial risk. It’s a cleaner, more transparent approach — but consistency will make or break it.
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The OCC has conditionally approved five crypto trust bank charters, while a separate report says a Trump-linked venture won approval to issue digital currency. It’s a sign crypto is pushing deeper into regulated finance—just with plenty of political baggage attached.
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World Liberty Financial has received conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, a meaningful but still incomplete step toward offering regulated custody and reserve services tied to its USD1 stablecoin. The move brings both legitimacy and fresh political scrutiny.
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The OCC has proposed a federal rulebook for payment stablecoins under the GENIUS Act, outlining standards for reserves, redemption, custody, audits, and supervision. It’s a big step toward regulatory clarity — and a reminder that once stablecoins act like money, Washington treats them like it.
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OCC guidance is narrower than the headline suggests: national banks can handle crypto network fees and briefly hold certain assets as principal to pay them, but that’s not a blanket green light to run retail crypto trading desks. Small rule, big implications.
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The OCC is opening the door wider for crypto firms to seek federal bank and trust charters, but approval still depends on capital, controls, and legal fit. It’s progress for Bitcoin and digital asset businesses — not a free pass, and not the end of regulatory fights.
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EDX Markets has secured $76 million in fresh funding, led by SBI Holdings, to expand its institutional crypto trading, clearing, and settlement infrastructure. The raise also supports its push for a U.S. trust bank and future stablecoin-based rails for professional markets.
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The OCC has granted conditional approvals for five national trust bank charters, but Circle is not named in the filing. That matters: it’s not a final green light, and in crypto, “conditional” is not the same as “done.”
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