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Trump Family Crypto Business World Liberty Gets Preliminary Approval to Establish a Bank

The trust company still needs final approval and would face federal oversight as Democrats move to block presidents and families from owning banks.

(CBS NEWS) –  Sources from CBS News say a trust company affiliated with the Trump family’s crypto business, World Liberty Financial, has received conditional approval to establish a bank. The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday granted preliminary approval to World Liberty Trust Company to establish a bank charter, a move that would allow it to issue and manage its own stablecoins without relying on a …
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A federal financial regulator conditionally approved a bank licence application submitted by an entity linked to the World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency company partially owned by the United States President's (US) family Donald Trump, according to CNBC. It was on Friday, August 14, that the Office of the Controller of the Currency (OCC) granted conditional approval to the application of the World Liberty Trust Co. to obtain a licence as a…

·Lisboa, Portugal
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A US national banking regulatory body conditionally approved a bank license application linked to President Donald Trump and his family’s cryptocurrency company, World Liberty Financial, which means, in practice, giving the green light to the expansion of its operations with stable currencies.

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