Coinbase crypto exchange wins US OCC approval to become national trust company
By Neil Roland ( November 9, 2026, 20:47 GMT | Insight) -- Coinbase said it received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to be chartered as a national trust company, allowing it to expand its custody business, to the dismay of a community bankers group. The exchange joins Circle and Ripple as crypto firms to win national trust charters during the second Trump administration, with applications by Block and Payward waiting in the wings to join them.Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said Monday it received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to be chartered as a national trust company, allowing the firm expand its custody business, to the dismay of a community bankers group....
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