🇺🇸 US Regulator Takes a Quiet Step Toward Crypto Banking

This week, the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave preliminary approval to several crypto-focused companies to pursue national trust bank status.

At first glance, it may not sound dramatic.

But structurally, it matters.

A national trust bank is not about trading or speculation. This isn’t about trading or speculation.

This move points toward custody, settlement, and compliance —

areas of finance that have long belonged to institutional systems.

And it’s telling who’s stepping in:

companies working on stablecoins, custody, and payments, rather than chasing retail hype. This suggests a shift in how regulators view crypto — less as an experiment, more as a system that needs clear institutional rails.

It’s not a breakthrough moment.

It’s something quieter.

And often, that’s how real integration begins.