BREAKING: OCC signals broader path for digital-asset firms to become national banks
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said entities conducting legally permissible activities—including those involving digital assets and other emerging technologies—should have a viable route to obtaining a national bank charter. For crypto companies, the statement points to the option of pursuing national trust bank charters, allowing federally supervised operations such as custody, settlement and certain stablecoin-related activities.
