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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published Interpretive Letter 1188 on December 9, confirming that national banks have the authority to engage in riskless principal crypto-asset transactions, which is bullish for the crypto market.
The guidance allowed banks to act as intermediaries by buying crypto from one customer while simultaneously selling to another without holding coins in inventory.
The letter capped a year of regulatory moves that systematically removed barriers to bank participation in digital asset markets.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) confirmed recently that national banks possessed the authority to engage in riskless principal crypto-asset transactions.
Institutions can now intermediate customer trades without taking price risk or holding digital assets in inventory.
Interpretive Letter 1188 established that national banks could act as principals in crypto-asset transactions with one customer while simultaneo
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