Trump appears at a March 2025 White House cryptocurrency summit alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whose department houses the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Chris Kleponis/CNP/Zuma
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Federal regulators have given President Donald Trump’s family crypto business a conditional approval to operate like a bank. On Friday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency—led by Trump appointee Jonathan Gould—announced that World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture controlled by the Trump family, was on track to receive a banking charter. This will allow World Liberty…
