The Softened Moat: OCC Drops the Enforcement Tooth Behind Stablecoin Yield Ban
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has officially softened its stance on the yield-ban enforcement strategy for stablecoins. In Bulletin 2026-50, the regulator’s final rule on third-party reward programs, the OCC dropped its proposed \”rebuttable presumption\” that would have effectively banned banks from offering interest-like rewards on stablecoin deposits through third-party partners. […]
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- The Softened Moat: OCC Drops the Enforcement Tooth Behind Stablecoin Yield Ban
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