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US: OCC interpretation paves Way for Banks to Custody Cryptocurrency

www.sullivanlaw.com/news-OCC-Gives-Banks-Keys-to-the-Crypto-Kingdom.html
buckleyfirm.com/blog/2020-07-24/occ-banks-may-hold-cryptocurrency-customers#page=1
frostbrowntodd.com/is-the-crypto-camels-nose-under-the-bankers-tent-with-the-occs-interpretative-letter-of-july-22nd/#page=1
www.findknowdo.com/news/07/23/2020/occ-allows-national-banks-provide-digital-asset-custody-services
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www.sidley.com/en/insights/newsupdates/2020/07/occ-confirms-the-authority-of-national-banks-to-provide-cryptocurrency-custody-services
www.nutter.com/trending-newsroom-publications-fintech-in-brief-occ-cryptocurrency-custody
www.jonesday.com/en/insights/2020/07/occ-concludes-that-national-banks-may-provide-cryptocurrency-custody-services
www.fintechlawblog.com/2020/07/the-occ-tells-cryptocurrency-holders-to-take-it-to-the-bank-national-banks-and-fsas-can-now-definitively-provide-custodial-services-for-cryptocurrency/#page=1
www.fintechandpayments.com/2020/07/from-safe-deposit-boxes-to-cold-wallets-bank-custody-evolves/#page=1
www.corporatesecuritieslawblog.com/2020/07/cryptocurrency-custody-services/#page=1
blockchain.bakermckenzie.com/2020/08/03/federally-chartered-banks-approved-to-provide-custody-of-cryptocurrency/#page=1
www.skadden.com/insights/publications/2020/07/the-distributed-ledger?sid=c1ae98df-e248-457c-9c15-3cf2a5cd2865
www.huntonak.com/images/content/6/8/v2/68799/occ-opens-the-door-for-banks-to-offer-cryptocurrency-services.pdf
www.venable.com/insights/publications/2020/08/crypto-custody-occ-confirms-that-national
www.winston.com/print/content/1033767/regulator-of-national-banks-and-federal-savings-associations-recognizes-their-authority-to-serve-as-custodians-of-crypto-assets.pdf
www.withersworldwide.com/en-gb/insight/federal-banks-get-ok-to-provide-services-for-crypto-assets
www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2020/nr-occ-2020-98.html
www.occ.gov/topics/charters-and-licensing/interpretations-and-actions/2020/int1170.pdf

See also:
www.troutman.com/insights/the-rise-of-cryptocurrency-for-banks.html
buckleyfirm.com/blog/2021-06-17/texas-permits-banks-provide-virtual-currency-custody-services#page=1
www.dinsmore.com/publications/nations-oldest-bank-announces-custody-services-for-crypto-assets/

Update:
www.consumerfinanceandfintechblog.com/2022/03/virginia-approves-bill-allowing-banks-to-offer-cryptocurrency-custody-services/#page=1
www.findknowdo.com/news/08/11/2022/senators-request-acting-occ-comptroller-rescind-crypto-related-interpretive-letters?utm
www.consumerfinsights.com/2025/05/banks-may-provide-cryptocurrency-transaction-and-custody-services-but-occ-has-yet-to-provide-clear-compliance-requirements/#page=1
www.spencerfane.com/insight/the-occ-continues-to-embrace-the-digital-age-of-financial-services-and-seeks-comments-from-the-community-banking-sector-on-digitalization-strategies-and-challenges/
www.fintechanddigitalassets.com/2025/05/occ-affirms-banks-can-engage-in-crypto-custody-and-execution-activities/#page=1
www.paulhastings.com/insights/crypto-policy-tracker/banking-nominees-advance-sec-tackles-tokenization-and-occ-issues-custody-guidance
www.mayerbrown.com/en/insights/publications/2025/05/occ-reiterates-full-scope-of-crypto-custody-authority-of-banks-it-regulates