Circle Secures OCC Approval for National Trust Bank to Custody USDC and Digital Assets
[ad_1] A leading stablecoin issuer has secured federal approval to launch a dedicated trust bank for digital asset custody services. Circle Internet Group says it has received final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., operating as Circle National Trust. The new institution […]
US Community Banks Push Back on Coinbase Trust Charter Approval
[ad_1] The Independent Community Bankers of America has opposed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) conditional approval of Coinbase’s national trust bank charter, warning the application falls short of regulatory standards and could pose risks to consumers and the financial system. On Thursday, ICBA said Coinbase’s application shows deficiencies in risk controls, […]
US Heiress Slaps Billion-Dollar Lawsuit on Banks for Allegedly Aiding the Looting of Her $350,000,000 Trust Fund
[ad_1] An heiress has launched a massive trust-fund lawsuit against major global banks, accusing them of playing a central role in the decades-long misappropriation of her family’s wealth. Tanya Dick-Stock and her husband, Darrin Stock, allege that Barclays, HSBC and related trust firms unlawfully facilitated her late father’s siphoning of roughly $350 million from a […]
US Bank Regulator Allows Five Digital Asset Firms To Launch Trust Banks
[ad_1] The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has conditionally approved national trust bank charters for five firms focused on digital assets. The move opens the door for the companies to operate as national trust banks, joining about 60 others under OCC supervision. The approved firms include two new charters: First National Digital […]