OCC Permits National Banks And Federal Savings Associations To Use Independent Node Verification Networks And Stablecoins For Payment Activities

As part of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) declared effort to keep pace with a mounting demand for faster, cheaper, and more efficient payments, and the widespread adoption of new technologies, the agency’s Senior Deputy Comptroller & Chief Counsel issued an interpretive letter on January 4, 2021 (the “Interpretive Letter”) clarifying the permissibility of independent node verification networks (INVNs) and related stablecoins......
By: Morrison & Foerster LLP

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