# Morgan Stanley Wins Preliminary Approval to Pull Crypto Custody, Staking and Lending In-House

A national trust-bank charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency would let the bank consolidate functions it now outsources, erasing the distinction between broker and crypto infrastructure.

- Published: 2026-07-16T05:28:32.899Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-16/morgan-stanley-wins-preliminary-approval-to-pull-crypto-cust
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CryptoSlate](https://cryptoslate.com/morgan-stanleys-crypto-trust-bank-could-pull-custody-staking-and-lending-support-in-house/), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/press-releases/verifiedx-and-bitgo-sign-mou)

Morgan Stanley has received preliminary approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the United States regulator that charters national banks, for a trust bank that could consolidate crypto custody, staking and lending…

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