U.S. Banks Just Got the Green Light to Pay Crypto Gas Fees—Here’s What That Means for Institutional Adoption
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The regulatory fog around banks and digital assets cleared slightly after the nation’s top banking regulator confirmed that national banks may pay blockchain transaction fees and hold crypto assets for operational purposes—a technical clarification that could speed institutional adoption of on-chain finance.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in an interpretive letter last week that it is explicitly outlining which crypto-asset activities are permissible for the national banks it oversees. For investors watching institutional-adoption trends, the move adds another brick to the regulatory foundation major…
