In brief
- Crypto.com filed an application with the Office of the Currency Comptroller (OCC) for a national bank trust charter.
- The firm joins a growing list of crypto companies seeking the charter, like Coinbase, Circle, and the Stripe-owned Bridge.
- National banks can now custody crypto, and more crypto-friendly regulation may be on the way—like access to expedited “skinny” master accounts.
Crypto exchange Crypto.com has filed a national trust bank charter application with the Office of the Currency Comptroller (OCC), the firm announced on Friday.
The application puts the firm on a growing list of crypto companies—like USDC issuer Circle, crypto exchange Coinbase, and Bridge, the stablecoin arm of private payments company…
