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OCC Finalizes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules, Delays Decision on Exchange Rewards
The OCC's final GENIUS Act stablecoin rule takes effect January 18, 2027, easing reserve limits while leaving third-part...
OCC Issues First Final Rule Under GENIUS Act, Says Existing Stablecoin Rewards Must Be Reviewed
The OCC released the first final rule implementing the GENIUS Act, saying existing stablecoin rewards programs get no sp...
OCC finalizes GENIUS Act stablecoin rules, effective January 2027
The OCC finalized rules for payment stablecoin reserves, redemptions and custody, implementing the GENIUS Act for entiti...
Ramp Files With OCC for National Trust Bank Charter to Offer Crypto Custody
Ramp applied to the OCC on Oct. 16 for a national trust bank charter covering fiduciary investment management and digita...
Bank of America fined $1.2 B for AML lapses after missing Chinese money laundering
Bank of America fined $1.2 B by U.S. regulators for AML lapses that missed $5 B in suspicious activity, including Chines...
OCC Report Links Crypto Debanking to Financial Crime Concerns, Lacks Specific Examples
The OCC released a report on banking restrictions tied to digital assets, noting crypto debanking was attributed to fina...
OCC Finds Nine Major US Banks Restricting Crypto Customers
Federal regulators found widespread debanking policies against crypto businesses at the largest US banks, with no bank-s...
American Express Fined $350M Over Decade-Long Suspected Money Laundering
US regulators allege AmEx processed $13B in suspected trade-based money laundering between 2014 and 2025, prompting a $3...
Crypto advocacy group defends OCC's charter approvals against bank lawsuit
The Crypto Council for Innovation backs the OCC's crypto charter approvals, calling a community bank lawsuit an attempt...
Banking Group Sues OCC Over Crypto Trust Charters
The ICBA filed a federal lawsuit accusing the OCC of exceeding its legal authority by granting national trust bank chart...
Three crypto banks get conditional federal approval but still face major hurdles
The OCC gave conditional trust-bank approvals to Agora, Catena, and Bastion, but none can operate yet due to pending fin...
OCC Grants Catena Preliminary Approval for AI-Focused National Trust Bank
The OCC gave Catena Labs conditional approval to form a trust bank that could handle fiat, securities and digital assets...
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