Circle Receives New Regulatory Approval for National Trust Bank. Here's What It Could Mean For CRCL Stock
What does this change for Circle stock?
Overview
Circle Internet Group (NYSE:CRCL), the company behind the stablecoin, USDC, has been granted permission to operate its own national trust bank. On July 10, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) -- the federal agency that charters and supervises national banks -- gave Circle the go-ahead to establish one.
The new entity is legally named First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., but will do business as Circle National Trust.
Details
A national trust bank can hold and safeguard assets for customers, but it can’t take deposits or make loans the way a normal commercial bank does. The official greenlight means Circle can now operate under a single federal regulator, the OCC, rather than a patchwork of state-level supervision.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.