BANKS JUST GOT THE GREEN LIGHT TO TRADE CRYPTO DIRECTLY!
The
OCC officially confirmed that national banks can legally engage in “riskless principal” crypto transactions.
In plain English: a bank can buy #Bitcoin (or any crypto) from one customer and immediately sell it to another customer, acting as the middleman -- without ever holding the crypto on its own balance sheet (just like a broker).
This removes a massive gray area that has scared banks away for years.
Expect a lot more traditional banks to start offering direct crypto trading to clients in 2026.
The merger of TradFi and crypto just hit warp speed
The
OCC officially confirmed that national banks can legally engage in “riskless principal” crypto transactions.
In plain English: a bank can buy #Bitcoin (or any crypto) from one customer and immediately sell it to another customer, acting as the middleman -- without ever holding the crypto on its own balance sheet (just like a broker).
This removes a massive gray area that has scared banks away for years.
Expect a lot more traditional banks to start offering direct crypto trading to clients in 2026.
The merger of TradFi and crypto just hit warp speed