#national-trust-bank

Coinbase's Bank Charter Win: Crypto's Regulatory Leash Tightens

Coinbase just scored conditional approval for a national trust bank charter. But don't pop the champagne—regulators' 'conditional' always means strings, and crypto's already choking on them.

Coinbase Just Won a Banking Charter—Without Actually Becoming a Bank

Coinbase just cleared a major regulatory hurdle by securing conditional approval for a national trust bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. But here's the thing—it's not becoming a bank in any traditional sense.