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OCC Head Says he only Feels ‘Political Pressure’ from Democrats over Crypto Trust Charter

Jonathan Gould, the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) nominated by Donald Trump, implied that the US president had not ordered him to approve or give...

OCC chief says Democrats applying sole political pressure in World Liberty charter choice

The crypto firm tied to President Donald Trump, World Liberty Financial Inc., was again a focus of political scrutiny in a congressional hearing in...

Crypto Advocacy Group Pushes Back Against US Senator’s Claims on Companies’ OCC Charters

Update (May 26 at 9:30 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include statements from The Digital Chamber.The Digital Chamber, a cryptocurrency advocacy...

Senator Warren Questions OCC Head on Approval of ‘Ineligible’ Crypto Trust Charters

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren accused Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC’s) Jonathan Gould of violating banking laws by approving national trust charters...

AFC Urges Regulatory Clarity and Tailored Oversight in OCC Stablecoin Rulemaking

The American Fintech Council (AFC), an industry association representing responsible financial technology companies and innovative banks, has formally submitted a comment letter to the...

Augustus Wins OCC Approval for AI and Stablecoin Bank Charter

Peter Thiel-backed payments startup Augustus received conditional approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a US national...

Kraken Parent Company Applies for OCC Charter in Move Toward Banking

Latest NewsPublishedMay 8, 2026The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos.Payward,...

Kraken parent goes for the OCC charter in bid to become a federal crypto bank

Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, has applied for a national trust company charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of...

Coinbase Joins Crypto Bank Trust Wave, Landing Conditional Approval From the OCC

Coinbase got conditional approval from the OCC for its trust, a step toward federal oversight for its offerings to replace the current state by...

Coinbase Receives OCC Nod To Form National Trust Company

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Coinbase National Trust Company, according to...

Coinbase (COIN) wins initial OCC nod for trust charter, boosting custody push

Coinbase (COIN) said Thursday it had received initial approval for a national trust company charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the...