{"id":5404,"date":"2026-01-08T11:12:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:12:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:12:59","slug":"trump-linked-world-liberty-seeks-us-trust-bank-charter-for-stablecoin-usd1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Linked World Liberty seeks US trust bank charter for Stablecoin USD1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<div class=\"-mt-16  mb-8  lg:-mt-20  rounded-md  shadow-md\">\n<div class=\"relative  z-10  post-article-image  rounded  overflow-hidden\" data-site=\"CoinJournal\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g-smartcrop-750x375.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g-smartcrop-363x181.png\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g.png\" alt=\"World Liberty Financial pushes stablecoin regulation with US trust bank bid\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/>\n<\/picture>                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"703\">The proposed trust bank would operate solely within stablecoin services under OCC supervision.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"703\">USD1 has reached over $3.3 billion in circulation within a year of launch.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"703\">The stablecoin is fully backed by US dollars and short-term US Treasury assets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"703\">World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm linked to the Trump family,\u00a0has applied for a national trust bank charter, a move that would place its stablecoin issuance and custody activities within the traditional banking regulatory framework.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"703\">USD1\u2019s circulation rapidly increased to more than $3.3 billion within a year of its issuance.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"726\">Trust bank filing<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"1022\">According to filings with the US <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Office of the Comptroller of the Currency<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">World Liberty Financial<\/span><\/span> has applied to launch World Liberty Trust Company through its subsidiary WLTC Holdings LLC.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"1022\">The proposal outlines a national trust bank designed solely for stablecoin-related activity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1479\">The trust bank would be authorised to issue, redeem, and custody USD1. It would not offer traditional lending or retail banking services.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1479\">Instead, it would operate within the long-established OCC trust bank framework, which requires strict asset segregation, independent reserve oversight, and regular examinations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1479\">If approved, World Liberty Financial would operate under the same federal supervision applied to traditional trust institutions.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1504\">Stablecoin services<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1765\">World Liberty Trust Company plans to offer three core services under US regulatory supervision.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1765\">These include minting and redeeming USD1, enabling conversion between US dollars and the stablecoin, and providing custody for USD1 and other approved stablecoins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2099\">At launch, minting and redemption are expected to be fee-free.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2099\">All services would follow anti-money laundering rules, sanctions screening, and enhanced security controls.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1767\" data-end=\"2099\">The structure is also designed to align with the proposed GENIUS Act, which aims to establish clear federal standards for stablecoin issuers operating in the US.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2116\">USD1 growth<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2414\">USD1 has expanded quickly since its launch, reaching about $3.3 billion in circulation within its first year. This growth places it among the fastest-scaling stablecoins so far.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2414\">The token is fully backed by US dollars and short-term US Treasury assets held with regulated financial institutions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2911\">The stablecoin already operates across multiple blockchains, including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ethereum<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Solana<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">BNB Smart Chain<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">TRON<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Aptos<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">AB Core<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2416\" data-end=\"2911\">It is also listed on major exchanges such as <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Binance<\/span><\/span> and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Coinbase<\/span><\/span>, making it accessible to both retail and institutional users.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2913\" data-end=\"2935\">Regulatory pathway<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3216\">If the OCC grants approval, the trust bank would initially focus on institutional clients seeking regulated stablecoin issuance and custody services.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2937\" data-end=\"3216\">The review process is expected to be detailed, covering capital adequacy, compliance infrastructure, and risk management systems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3732\">The move follows earlier steps by US regulators to engage with crypto firms.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3732\">In December last year, the OCC issued conditional approvals to firms including <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Fidelity Digital Assets<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Ripple<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Paxos<\/span><\/span>, and <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Circle<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3218\" data-end=\"3732\">More recently, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Crypto.com<\/span><\/span> and Coinbase have also submitted applications, reflecting a broader industry push toward federally regulated crypto banking structures.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this article<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Markets,Donald Trump,Stablecoin,USA,World Liberty Financial#TrumpLinked #World #Liberty #seeks #trust #bank #charter #Stablecoin #USD11767870779<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The proposed trust bank would operate solely within stablecoin services under OCC supervision. USD1 has reached over $3.3 billion in circulation within a year of launch. The stablecoin is fully backed by US dollars and short-term US Treasury assets. World Liberty Financial, a crypto firm linked to the Trump family,\u00a0has applied for a national trust<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5404","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eurozone"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Trump-Linked World Liberty seeks US trust bank charter for Stablecoin USD1 - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"World Liberty Financial seeks a US trust bank charter to issue and custody its USD1 stablecoin under federal regulation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Trump-Linked World Liberty seeks US trust bank charter for Stablecoin USD1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"World Liberty Financial seeks a US trust bank charter to issue and custody its USD1 stablecoin under federal regulation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-08T11:12:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g-1024x683.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"\u884c\u653f\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404\",\"name\":\"Trump-Linked World Liberty seeks US trust bank charter for Stablecoin USD1 - Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-08T11:12:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#\/schema\/person\/822778c5844e0d16d43dce6630f4f1bf\"},\"description\":\"World Liberty Financial seeks a US trust bank charter to issue and custody its USD1 stablecoin under federal regulation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20260108_1228_Image-Generation_simple_compose_01kee6cbedftk9fejpf51a5b2g.png\",\"width\":1536,\"height\":1024},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/?p=5404#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Trump-Linked World Liberty seeks US trust bank charter for Stablecoin USD1\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cryptonews.uk.com\/\",\"name\":\"Crypto News: Latest Cryptocurrency News and Analysis\",\"description\":\"Latest Crypto &amp; 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