Crypto.com Seeks OCC National Trust Bank Charter — What It Means for Crypto Holders
Crypto.com has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for a national trust bank charter, a step it says would expand its federally supervised crypto-custody services for institutions.
In Friday’s announcement, the exchange framed the filing as an extension of its regulated, security-first push for large customers — ETF sponsors, corporates and advisers — focused on custody and staking-adjacent trust services across multiple blockchains. The company did not provide a review timeline and said the application does not affect operations at Crypto.com Custody Trust Company, its New Hampshire-chartered, non-depository trust that already serves institutions as a qualified custodian.
A national trust bank is a…
