🚨 Big news: The OCC just confirmed national banks can do “riskless principal” crypto trades — buy from one customer and instantly sell to another without holding inventory.
Why this matters (short):
• Banks can now act as intermediaries in crypto, which can deepen liquidity and bring more institutional flow.
• The change comes from Interpretive Letter 1188 (Dec 9, 2025) — the OCC says banks must still do this safely and will supervise it.
