CFTC Updates Payment Stablecoin Criteria To Recognize National Trust Banks – ...
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has amended a recent staff advisory to recognize payment stablecoins issued by national trust banks as eligible margin collateral. This move forms part of a broader regulatory initiative by the Commission on digital asset integration in line with US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda. Related Reading: US Treasury […]
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On Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) approved national trust charter applications from several key firms in the industry including Circle’s First National Digital Currency Bank, Ripple National Trust Bank, BitGo Bank & Trust, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos Trust Company. OCC’s Approval Of Digital Asset Trust Banks Once finalized and […]
The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Monday published a letter clarifying that national banks and federal savings associations can now hold reserves for stablecoin issuers in the country. According to the OCC’s interpretive letter, reserve accounts can either be funded through deposits from stablecoin issuers or deposits from individual stablecoin holders. It stressed that banks can hold such reserves provided that ”the issuer has sufficient assets backing the stablecoin in situations where there is a hosted wallet.” The letter responds to questions....
The group said stablecoin issuers should be held to the same standards as insured depository institutions including state and federally chartered banks. The President’s Working Group on Financial Markets, or PWG, has released a report suggesting that stablecoin issuers in the United States should be subject to “appropriate federal oversight” akin to that of banks.A Nov. 1 U.S. Treasury report from the group with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation said Congress should “act promptly to ensure that payment stablecoins are subject to....
Firms could potentially become federally chartered banks allowed to provide crypto custody services by converting their business charters. Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks — soon to be confirmed in the role full time — has revealed another way for U.S. crypto custody providers to receive a charter to operate as a federally-approved bank.In a Nov. 17 interview with Forbes, Brooks stated that there are currently three methods for payment companies to become a federally chartered bank. The first option is to apply for a non-depository national bank charter, and the other two....
Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com (CRO) announced on Friday its intention to apply for a national trust bank charter with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). This move aligns Crypto.com with other major firms in the industry, including Coinbase (COIN), Ripple Labs, stablecoin issuer Paxos, and Sony Bank, who are also pursuing […]