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Bank Group Sues OCC Over Crypto Trust Charters
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Fusion42 · 4 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Independent Community Bankers of America sued the OCC alleging that crypto firms using national trust charters operate without the full regulatory and consumer protections of traditional banks. The lawsuit challenges the OCC's final rule and interpretive letter, focusing especially on the conditional crypto trust charter approval of Protego Holdings Corp.
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The OCC's trust charter approach for crypto firms is facing legal pushback that may force stricter oversight or reduce crypto firms' banking options. You must prepare for shifting regulatory boundaries that could limit how you structure crypto custody and lending under such charters.
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