LexRegPulse Daily - Aug 17, 2026
Alex here. This is LexRegPulse Daily for Monday, August 17.
The OCC gave preliminary approval Friday to a national trust bank charter for World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture tied to the Trump family. That clears its path to run a federally regulated trust bank and issue its USD1 stablecoin directly, rather than through a partner. It's the first bank charter linked to a sitting president's family. The approval isn't a launch — the venture still has to satisfy conditions on anti-money-laundering controls, governance, and management before final sign-off. WLFI traded up roughly 3% on the…
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