Coinbase Secures Full US Federal Approval to Operate as a National Trust Bank
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Coinbase received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate as a national trust bank, giving the exchange federal oversight of its custody operations and a foundation for planned payment services. The charter places Coinbase's custody business under a single federal regulator rather than a state-by-state patchwork, a structure the company says supports expansion. The approval follows a preliminary OCC green light and marks one of the first national trust charters granted to a major crypto exchange. It matters because federal bank status could broaden institutional appetite for crypto custody and ease Coinbase's path into payments. What to watch next is how quickly Coinbase scales payment products under the charter and whether peers such as Kraken and BitGo, which have pursued similar approvals, secure comparable federal standing.
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