The OCC has given Bastion conditional approval for a federal trust bank charter focused on stablecoin services, opening a regulated path for custody, payments, minting, and white-label issuance. It’s a notable win for stablecoin infrastructure — but Bastion still has pre-opening hurdles to clear.
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OCC records show World Liberty Financial filed to charter a trust company — not that it has confirmed bank approval. The paperwork may be a real step, but the difference between an application and an operating green light is where the truth lives.
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Ripple’s bank-style push is looking like a win for regulated infrastructure and RLUSD first, not a guaranteed moonshot for XRP. The company may gain legitimacy and reach, but direct token demand is still unproven — a reminder that in crypto, the hype and the plumbing are often not the same thing.
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Kraken’s parent company is pushing for a federal trust charter in the U.S., a move that could give it a stronger hand in regulated crypto custody while rattling the old banking club. Payward filed for an OCC National Trust Company charter The goal is a federally regulated custody business for digital assets The proposed entity […]
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Kraken is seeking an OCC national trust company charter to expand its regulated crypto custody business in the U.S., a move that could give institutions bank-like storage for digital assets under direct federal supervision. Payward filed for an OCC national trust company charter The proposed entity would be Payward National Trust Company (PNTC) The focus […]
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Ripple’s Real Triumph Isn’t XRP’s Regulatory Clearance—It’s a Banking Power Play Ripple has spent years as crypto’s most divisive player, locked in legal wars and strategic maneuvers that have fueled endless debate. While the world fixated on XRP’s hard-fought escape from securities status in its clash with the SEC, a quieter bombshell dropped: Ripple’s conditional […]
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