Coinbase has received final OCC approval to operate a federally chartered trust bank, moving beyond the conditional approval it received in April. The charter allows Coinbase to provide federally regulated crypto custody and related services, but not traditional deposit-taking or lending. Following Ripple’s approval last month, it’s another sign of crypto firms becoming part of the regulated U.S. financial system. The lines between crypto and traditional finance continue to blur. https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2026/11/09/coinbase-gets-full-u-s-trust-charter-from-federal-banking-regulator