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    Bastion Secures Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter

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    Bastion Secures Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter

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    Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion has obtained preliminary conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter. Under the name Bastion Platforms National Trust Company, the firm plans to offer stablecoin custody and clearing infrastructure under direct federal supervision. The conditional approval represents expanding OCC willingness to integrate specialized digital asset settlement institutions into the regulated banking perimeter.

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    Market Ontology
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    2026-09-19
    Published
    2026-10-20
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    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bastion Secures Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-09-19. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-09-19/bastion-secures-conditional-occ-approval-for-national-trust-bank-charter-aabac2

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    Bastion Secures Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter
    Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion has obtained preliminary conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter. Under the name Bastion Platforms National Trust Company, the firm plans to offer stablecoin custody and clearing infrastructure under direct federal supervision. The conditional approval represents expanding OCC willingness to integrate specialized digital asset settlement institutions into the regulated banking perimeter.
    MS
    Impact
    74
    SEP 19
    SIG
    85%
    MS
    Bastion Secures Conditional OCC Approval for National Trust Bank Charter
    Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion has obtained preliminary conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter. Under the name Bastion Platforms National Trust Company, the firm plans to offer stablecoin custody and clearing infrastructure under direct federal supervision. The conditional approval represents expanding OCC willingness to integrate specialized digital asset settlement institutions into the regulated banking perimeter.
    → Federal trust bank chartering provides direct OCC prudential oversight, lowering counterparty settlement risk for institutional digital asset rails.
    Impact
    Stablecoin infrastructure provider Bastion has obtained preliminary conditional approval from the OCC for a national trust bank charter. Under the name Bastion Platforms National Trust Company, the firm plans to offer stablecoin custody and clearing infrastructure under direct federal supervision. The conditional approval represents expanding OCC willingness to integrate specialized digital asset settlement institutions into the regulated banking perimeter.
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    MS
    Transmission
    Federal trust bank chartering provides direct OCC prudential oversight, lowering counterparty settlement risk for institutional digital asset rails.

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    MSinstitutional custody competition and bank partnership channelsWatch1-3mOCC expands trust charter scope to specialized digital asset custody firms.

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    What happened next

    AssetCallBase close+1 day+5 days+20 days
    MSWatch202.58 2026-09-18+1.75%-3.10%Pending

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