Overview
- Speaking in Washington, Comptroller Jonathan Gould said there is no justification for treating digital assets differently.
- He reported a rebound to roughly 14 de novo charter applicants in the past year, with many linked to crypto and fintech.
- The OCC recently granted Erebor a provisional charter, the first such approval under Gould’s leadership.
- The OCC and FDIC are preparing rules to remove “reputation risk” from supervisory guidance that has discouraged banks from serving crypto firms.
- The agency is reviewing banks’ debanking of crypto businesses and their executives, with potential further action pending.