Circle National Trust Bank Charter: What It Means for USDC

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:54:39 +0000

On July 10, 2026, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted Circle Internet Group final approval to establish First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A. — which will operate as Circle National Trust. The approval makes Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, only the second crypto-native company ever to hold a full national trust bank charter, and it pulls the infrastructure behind a $73 billion stablecoin directly into the US federal banking system.

Crypto and TradFi Tokenization Collaboration Goes Live

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:04:48 +0000

The clearest sign of crypto and TradFi tokenization collaboration is who is now in the room together: a July 2026 report from Global Digital Finance (GDF) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) lists crypto-native firms including Circle, Ripple, Stellar, Hedera, Fireblocks and BitGo working alongside BlackRock, Citi, JPMorgan, BNY, State Street and Fidelity to make tokenized money market funds usable as collateral. After a decade framed as crypto versus banks, the most serious players in both camps are now building the same rails.

Circle on Digital Asset Radar

Circle National Trust Bank Charter: What It Means for USDC

Crypto and TradFi Tokenization Collaboration Goes Live