On March 7, 2025, the OCC issued a letter to reaffirm that a range of cryptocurrency activities are permissible in the federal banking system. Through Interpretive Letter 1183, the OCC confirmed that crypto-asset custody, certain stablecoin activities, and participation in independent node verification networks such as distributed ledger are permissible for national banks and federal savings associations.
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