OCC Grants Conditional Approval to Trump-Backed Crypto Firm's Bank Charter
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted conditional approval to World Liberty, a cryptocurrency company backed by members of the Trump family, to establish a national trust bank.
This marks a significant regulatory step for World Liberty's stablecoin ambitions and demonstrates its efforts to integrate with the traditional U.S. financial system.
The OCC's decision gives World Liberty a potential pathway to operate under a federally supervised banking structure, strengthening its ability to develop and expand stablecoin-related financial services.