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zacheverson.com
🚨 Summer Friday afternoon news dump—

"US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial"
US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial
A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application ​linked to President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively green...
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2026 at 9:44 PM
molly.wiki
August 7: Stablecoin issuer Paxos reaches $48 million settlement with New York financial regulators over due diligence, anti-money laundering failures

August 11: Paxos applies for national trust bank charter

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August 11, 2025 at 10:12 PM
sarahb1111.bsky.social
The Trump family has been banned from running a charity for kids with cancer due to fraud. Sure, let's give them a bank charter. 🤕
www.reuters.com/world/us-reg...
US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial
A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application ​linked to President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively green...
www.reuters.com
August 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
jennycohn.bsky.social
“Thiel-Backed [Erebor] Bank Offers Venezuela a US Banking Lifeline” 5/15/26 … 1/ share.google/2xO5EcPVZIuw...
Thiel-Backed Bank Offers Venezuela a US Banking Lifeline
Key Facts —The offer: Erebor Bank, the Peter Thiel-backed US digital bank that received its national charter only three months ago, has pitched senior Venezu
share.google
May 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
whodat35.bsky.social
The grift is real folks and it just went into hyper warp-speed drive…

StableCoin mafia is gonna make bank 🏦 right now off of endless wars.

Trump-linked crypto firm gets OCC nod for trust bank charter:

www.americanbanker.com/news/trump-l...
Trump-linked crypto firm gets OCC nod for trust bank charter
World Liberty Financial, a digital asset venture co-founded by members of the Trump family, received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter.
www.americanbanker.com
August 15, 2026 at 1:20 PM
reuters.com
A national US bank regulator conditionally approved a bank charter application linked to President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively greenlighting an expansion of its stablecoin operations reut.rs/4wpkPqN
US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial
A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application linked to ​President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively green...
reut.rs
August 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
jennycohn.bsky.social
“Peter Thiel-backed Augustus has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Augustus Bank, N.A. as a full-service US national bank.” 5/11/26 … 1/
Peter Thiel-backed Augustus wins OCC nod for AI stablecoin bank
Augustus won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI payments, stablecoin settlement, and programmable clearing.
crypto.news
May 12, 2026 at 11:30 PM
jillhasday.bsky.social
On this day in 1864, Maggie Lena Walker was born to enslaved parents. She became the 1st woman to charter a US bank. The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank helped African American customers in the South help themselves when public institutions would not. #WeTheMen
www.womenshistory.org/education-re...
Biography: Maggie Lena Walker
Entrepreneur Maggie Lena Walker transformed black business practices and gained national prominence as the first woman to own a bank in the United States. Read more at womenshistory.org.
www.womenshistory.org
July 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
grahamsteele.bsky.social
Crypto can only survive long-term if it gets access to the publicly backed banking system.

In one fell swoop, the OCC—the regulator for national banks—just approved five (5) bank charter applications by crypto companies.

www.occ.gov/news-issuanc...
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
decrypt.co
House Dems Raise National Security Alarms Over Trump Family’s Crypto Bank Charter Request
House Dems Raise National Security Alarms Over Trump Family’s Crypto Bank Charter Request
Lawmakers warned that approving World Liberty Financial's bank charter application could jeopardize the legitimacy of the U.S. banking system.
decrypt.co
February 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
wittywebhandle.bsky.social
"Crypto.com" becoming a BANK should be the red flag that gives any sentient human pause.
Crypto.com Says It Won Conditional Approval for US Bank Charter
Crypto.com said it received conditional approval for a national trust bank charter in the US, paving the way for the digital-asset exchange to offer its crypto services as a federally regulated instit...
www.bloomberg.com
February 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
resist.bot
A crypto venture tied to the Trump family is asking federal regulators to charter its own national trust bank. If the OCC approves it, a Trump-family business gets a federally backed bank that mints its own dollar-pegged stablecoin. Tell Congress to block the charter.
Block the World Liberty Financial National Bank Trust Charter
Congress must stop the approval of a national bank trust charter for World Liberty Financial. If approved, this charter would allow the Trump-linked venture to issue its own stablecoin.
resist.bot
June 24, 2026 at 4:08 PM
mjfree.bsky.social
The Trump family crypto machine just got a conditional national bank charter from a Trump-appointed regulator.

Family stake: 38%.

UAE-linked ownership: nearly half.

Zach Witkoff (son of Trump’s Middle East envoy) running it.

Stablecoin already at $4B+.

www.reuters.com
August 26, 2026 at 5:40 PM
jacobsilverman.com
I am a traditionalist and think the president shouldn't be allowed to have his own bank.
abcnews.com/Business/tru...
Trump-linked crypto venture World Liberty Trust granted bank status in unprecedented move for president
A national bank regulator granted a wing of the Trump family's crypto business conditional approval to establish a bank charter, opening the door for larger clients.
abcnews.com
August 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
reuters.com
Crypto.com gets conditional US approval for national trust bank charter reut.rs/4aP17Mk
Crypto.com gets conditional US approval for national trust bank charter
Crypto.com said on Monday it has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter, paving the way for the digital assets firm to become a federally regulated custodian.
reut.rs
February 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
citizensforethics.org
Meanwhile, companies tied to Trump’s sons keep getting government contracts, and Trump-backed World Liberty Financial got a national trust bank charter.

The list of conflicts goes on and on…
August 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
digitalwarrior.bsky.social
2/ World Liberty Financial, co-founded by Trump and his sons, is expected to receive a national trust bank charter from Trump's own Comptroller of the Currency. That gives the family bank-like power to issue their USD1 stablecoin and override state rules. www.notus.org/economy/trum...
Trump’s Family Crypto Firm Is Expected to Get Federal Banking Privileges
Trump-appointed bank regulators’ crypto-friendly approach is likely to extend to World Liberty Financial, despite ethics concerns.
www.notus.org
June 22, 2026 at 12:24 PM
reuters.com
US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial reut.rs/3U0WMkv
US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial
A national U.S. bank regulator on Friday conditionally approved a bank charter application linked to ​President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto venture, World Liberty Financial, effectively greenlighting an expansion of its stablecoin operations.
reut.rs
August 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
reuters.com
Ripple applies for US national bank charter as crypto eyes next frontier reut.rs/45TkROg
Ripple applies for US national bank charter as crypto eyes next frontier
Crypto firm Ripple is applying for a national bank charter in the U.S., its CEO Brad Garlinghouse wrote in a social media post on Wednesday, shortly after a similar step by stablecoin giant Circle .
reut.rs
July 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
levin.house.gov
Trump’s own banking regulator just gave the Trump family crypto business conditional approval for a national bank charter. This is going to end badly.

The federal government he runs is greenlighting a bank his family profits from.
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-f...
Trump family crypto business World Liberty gets preliminary approval to establish a bank
The plan has sparked criticism from Democrats, who argue that granting bank status to a business affiliated with the Trump family poses a conflict of interest.
www.cbsnews.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:22 PM
financialtimes.com
Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture applies for US banking licence ft.trib.al/1rkJTpT
Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture applies for US banking licence
World Liberty Financial seeks national bank trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
ft.trib.al
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 PM
trumpactiontracker.bsky.social
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted preliminary conditional approval for World Liberty Trust Co., a proposed national trust bank sponsored by World Liberty Financial, which is partly owned by an entity controlled by President Trump's family. The charter would ...

TAT: [Corruption]
Trump family crypto company receives approval for conditional banking charter
A crypto firm partially owned by President Trump’s family received preliminary conditional approval for a bank charter on Friday.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted c…
thehill.com
August 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
molly.wiki
The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto project has applied for a national trust bank charter. If approved, the Comptroller of the Currency — who serves at the pleasure of the President — will be expected to enforce the law against Trump’s own company and its competitors.
The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial crypto company has announced that they have applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, through a proposed entity called World Liberty Trust Company. Senator Elizabeth Warren quickly sent a letter to Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould to urge him to delay the review of World Liberty Financial’s application “until President Trump divests from WLF and eliminates all financial conflicts of interest involving himself or his family and the company.” She wrote:27 27. Letter from Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren to Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould, sent January 13, 2026. If the application is approved, you would promulgate rules that influence the profitability of the President’s company. You would also be responsible for directly supervising and enforcing the law against the President’s company—and its competitors. You would be in charge of these functions while serving at the pleasure of the President. In effect, for the first time in history, the President of the United States would be in charge of overseeing his own financial company.b
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
keneakers.bsky.social
The corruption in this country is beyond repair; voting and hope will never fix this: A federal regulator conditionally approved a national trust bank charter for World Liberty Financial, which Trump and his family now own. America is cooked; it's over; freedom and equality are dead………
August 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM