Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

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What happened

The payments infrastructure company is seeking federal approval to offer stablecoin custody and related fiat services through a limited-purpose national trust bank.

Key facts

  • Reported by Cointelegraph and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:53:52 UTC.

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  2. Treasury withdraws crypto mixing rule, citing concerns over ‘chilling effect on legitimate activity’

  3. Advocacy group pushes back on banks’ lawsuit against OCC over charters

  4. Modern Treasury seeks US trust bank charter for digital asset custody

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  7. $1.3B iTrust Capital CEO: 50% of Clients are Buying Bitcoin | Kevin Maloney

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