Crypto has spent years trying to look less like a weekend hobby and more like infrastructure. On December 12, 2025, a U.S. banking regulator took a clear step in that direction. It issued conditional approvals that could change how stablecoin reserves and digital-asset custody are handled in the United States. The story sounds technical, but [...]The post OCC Gives Five Crypto Firms a Conditional Step Toward U.S. Trust Bank Status appeared first on The Coin Republic.