Comptroller says only Democrats pressuring 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 special...
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Crypto Industry Fights Senator Warren's Claim That Coinbase, Ripple Bank Charter Approvals Are Illegal
In brief The Digital Chamber urged the OCC to defend recent national trust bank charter approvals for crypto firms. Sen. Elizabeth Warren argued the approvals...
Elizabeth Warren Calls Crypto Bank Charter Approvals for Firms Like Coinbase, Ripple Illegal
In brief Elizabeth Warren says the OCC illegally approved crypto bank charters that weaken banking safeguards. She argues firms like Coinbase and Ripple are acting...
Payward charter targets federal crypto bank status
Kraken’s parent Payward has filed a Payward charter application with the OCC to establish a federally regulated national trust company. Summary Payward filed for an...
Kraken Parent Payward Applies for OCC National Trust Bank Charter
In brief Payward, which operates crypto exchange Kraken, filed for a national trust company charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The...
Kraken parent company applies for OCC charter in move toward banking
Latest NewsPublishedMay 8, 2026 The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos....
Banks push back on GENIUS Act rules as Agora races for a federal charter
Major US banking trade groups have asked the Treasury Department and the FDIC to pause three GENIUS Act rulemaking comment periods until the OCC finalises...