Block Seeks OCC Charter for Uninsured Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody Bank
Block has applied to establish Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., which, if approved, would be an uninsured national trust bank under direct federal supervision, the company said on Sept. 8. The proposed bank would provide cus...
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