Crypto.com has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, a step it says would expand its federally supervised crypto-custody services for institutions. In Friday’s announcement, the exchange framed the filing as an extension of its regulated, security-first push for large customers — ETF sponsors, […]
Bridge, the stablecoin infrastructure company acquired by payments giant Stripe, applied for a national bank trust charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), co-founder Zach Abrams said on Wednesday. The move would put the firm under federal regulatory oversight if approved by the regulator. Through the bank, company would provide […]