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U.S. OCC stablecoin and cryptocurrency regulation

Overview

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has moved to integrate digital assets into the federal banking framework. Initially, industry groups including the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) and the American Bankers Association (ABA) provided feedback on proposed stablecoin requirements. While supporting anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism financing frameworks, these groups urged for clearer consumer protection, liquidity safeguards, and fraud-risk guidance. Following these discussions, the OCC announced that national bank charters are now available to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency firms, allowing them to manage and custody assets under federal oversight. However, these charters do not currently permit retail deposits or primary lending activities. While no new licenses were announced in the most recent update, several companies—including Circle, Ripple, BitGo, Fidelity Digital Assets, and Paxos—have previously received conditional approval, with each application assessed individually. Tension remains regarding proposed stablecoin reporting requirements. The OCC has proposed that issuers submit weekly and quarterly reports detailing issuance, redemptions, and reserve assets. Banking groups have pushed back against these mandates, describing the requirement to report granular details, such as individual Treasury CUSIP numbers, as a “substantial burden” on issuers. Recent developments confirm that digital asset companies performing legally permissible activities have a formal pathway to obtain national bank charters, a move intended to formalize infrastructure for institutional adoption. There are currently 13 digital asset firms in the licensing pipeline, including Circle, Paxos, and Revolut. This follows the summer opening of Erebor Bank, a full-service national bank backed by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. Comptroller Jonathan Gould stated that the country is “open for business” regarding these regulatory pathways. In a significant expansion of this pathway, both Revolut and OpenReserve have received conditional approval from the OCC to establish national bank charters. Revolut, a UK-based firm, aims to launch U.S. operations, Revolut Bank US, by 2027.

Entities

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · Revolut · United States · Circle · Jack Dorsey

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Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 11 sources
    Block applies for U.S. national trust bank charter

    Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. has applied for a U.S. national trust bank charter to establish Builders Bank & Trust, focusing on Bitcoin and stablecoin custody services under federal supervision.

  2. 8 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 31 sources
    Revolut and OpenReserve receive conditional OCC approval for U.S. bank charters

    Revolut and a16z-backed OpenReserve have received conditional OCC approval to establish national bank charters in the U.S., targeting direct banking and crypto-integrated services.

  3. 26 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    OCC opens national bank charter pathway for digital asset firms

    The OCC has opened a pathway for digital asset companies to obtain national bank charters, with 13 firms including Circle and Revolut currently in the licensing pipeline.

  4. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    US regulator OCC opens national bank charters to crypto firms

    The US OCC is opening national bank charter pathways for crypto firms to manage digital assets, while facing industry pushback over intensive stablecoin reporting requirements.

  5. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    U.S. OCC stablecoin proposal draws industry comment from BPI, ABA

    BPI, The Clearing House and ABA support the OCC’s stablecoin proposal, urging clearer consumer safeguards and equal regulatory treatment under AML/CFT rules.

Sources

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