REGULATION | Circle Receives Final OCC Approval to Establish a National Trust Bank
Circle Internet Group, the USDC stablecoin issuer, has announced that it has received approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A., a national trust bank. The bank will operate under the name Circle National Trust. OCC approval of a national trust bank charter represents a major U.S. regulatory milestone and strengthens the infrastructure of USDC through federally-regulated custody, with reserve management planned as a future capability. It places […] Flutterwave secures investment from Circle Ventures as it expands USDC payments, settlement across Africa - Disrupt Africa
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- REGULATION | Circle Receives Final OCC Approval to Establish a National Trust Bank
- Flutterwave secures investment from Circle Ventures as it expands USDC payments, settlement across Africa - - Disrupt Africa
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