Ripple CEO confirms application for national bank charter from the OCC

In a post on X, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said, “True to our long-standing compliance roots, @Ripple is applying for a national bank charter from the OCC. If approved, we would have both state and federal oversight, a new benchmark for trust in the stablecoin market. Earlier in the week via @StandardCustody, we also applied for a Fed Master account — while Congress is working towards clear rules and regulations, and banks are leaning in, this access would allow us to hold $RLUSD reserves directly with the Fed and provide an additional layer of security to future proof trust in RLUSD. Ripple always has and will continue to build trusted, battle-tested and secure infrastructure. In a $250B+ market, RLUSD stands out for putting regulation first, setting the standard that institutions expect.” Publicly traded companies in the space include Bit Digital (BTBT), Bitfarms (BITF), Coinbase (COIN), Core Scientific (CORZ), Greenidge Generation (GREE), Mara Holdings (MARA), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Strategy (MSTR), Stronghold Digital Mining (SDIG) and TeraWulf (WULF).