Coinbase Gets Approval to Operate as a Nationally Chartered Trust Bank
What's happening
Coinbase has received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a nationally chartered trust bank, named the Coinbase National Trust Company (CNTC). The company plans to move its entire custody business into the new federally chartered entity over three years. The approval follows a conditional OK in April after an application filed in October 2025, and Coinbase says charter plans date back more than two years. Community bankers are mounting legal challenges to OCC crypto charter approvals.
Why it's trending
This is rising because the OCC granted final, unconditional approval for a high-profile crypto firm to become a federally chartered trust bank, shifting custody and regulatory footing for Coinbase now.
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- Coinbase Gets Approval to Operate as a Nationally Chartered Trust Bank
The lines between traditional banking and the crypto industry continue to blur, with Coinbase securing a regulatory approval that could expand its role in financial services ecosystem. Coinbase has received full approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to become a nationally chartered trust bank. This approval stops short of granting […] The post Coinbase Gets Approv
PaymentsJournalNov 9 - Coinbase secures unconditional trust charter
The company applied for the license in October 2025 and gained the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s conditional approval in April, but charter plans date back more than two years, an executive said.
Banking DiveNov 9 - Coinbase receives final approval from the OCC for a national trust bank
Coinbase will move its entire custody business into the new federally chartered entity over three years, as community bankers challenge the OCC’s crypto charter approvals in court. Coinbase has received final approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish the Coinbase National Trust Company (CNTC). This brings the company’s institutional […]
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