National Trust Bank Bid: Citadel Securities-Backed Crypto Exchange Enters The...

National Trust Bank Bid: Citadel Securities-Backed Crypto Exchange Enters The...

EDX Markets, the crypto exchange backed by Wall Street giant Citadel Securities, has applied to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, according to a public filing disclosed Wednesday.  The move comes as US regulators under the current Trump administration have adopted a more receptive posture toward crypto firms seeking to operate under federal banking charters. EDX Seeks OCC Trust Charter To Court Big Banks EDX’s chief executive, Tony Acuña‑Rohter, who is slated to join the proposed trust’s board, told Bloomberg that the exchange expects....


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