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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a federal agency that charters and supervises national banks, and it is the defendant in the ICBA's October 2026 suit over trust charters granted to crypto firms.

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Comptroller of the Currency

Jonathan V. Gould

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Jonathan V. Gould, Comptroller of the Currency. Jonathan V. Gould is the Comptroller of the Currency and head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

Key facts

Trust charters approved: Approved, conditionally or otherwise, 21 trust banks during the Trump administrationsource
Crypto share: At least 13 of those trust banks are crypto companiessource
Rule challenged: Issued Interpretive Letter 1176 and a final rule published March 2, 2026 (91 Fed. Reg. 9977)source

WYDE coverage of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

WYDE Newsroom has published 20 articles about Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, from Mar 14, 2026 to Oct 3, 2026. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the regulator in 19 stories and the subject of 1 story. The most recent is $1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger.

WYDE Weekly

$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger

WYDE Weekly: a new $1 million clipping fund pays creators to end hunger, plus Ken Griffin's record $3 billion gift, three record health-system donations, and the regulators chasing crypto.

Oct 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Regulator

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WYDE coverage of Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

$1 Million Clipping Fund for Creators Who End Hunger

Community Bankers Sue the OCC Over 21 Trust Charters, 13 of Them Granted to Crypto Firms

States Just Took On SNAP's Bill, Fraud Topped $900 Million in a Week, and Philanthropy Wrote $1.2 Billion in Checks. Over 71,800 Meals.

Bastion Wins Conditional Federal Approval to Run Its Stablecoin Business as a National Trust Bank

Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.

Revolut Wins Conditional OCC Approval for a US National Bank Offering Stablecoins and Crypto

Block Files With the OCC to Launch Builders Bank, a National Trust Bank for Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody

JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.

Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Is Working With a Hong Kong AI Platform Selling Restricted Chinese Models

World Liberty Financial Says It Does Not Own WorldClaw, the Hong Kong AI Gateway Reselling Restricted Chinese Models for USD1

The OCC Grants Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial a Conditional National Trust Bank Charter to Issue USD1

Augustus Raises $180 Million to Build a Stablecoin Clearing Bank at a $1 Billion Valuation

The GENIUS Act's One-Year Stablecoin Rule Deadline Passes With No Final Rules

Fed Chair Warsh Will Not Commit to the GENIUS Act's July 18 Stablecoin Rule Deadline

Swift's banking network turned on its blockchain, Circle became a bank, and an XRP windfall gave away $154 million. Over 60,000 meals.

Circle Wins Final OCC Approval to Open a National Trust Bank for USDC

Sony Bank Wins Conditional OCC Approval for a US Stablecoin Trust Bank

Stablecoin Issuers Face Bank-Style Oversight as GENIUS Act Rules Near July 18 Deadline

Coinbase Receives Conditional OCC Trust Charter as Banking Lobby Pushes Back

Eleven Companies Filed for Federal Crypto Bank Charters in 83 Days

Reported alongside Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Sources

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