# Regulator Grants Trump-Linked World Liberty a Conditional Trust Charter as Its Market-Structure Bill Stalls

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's preliminary approval would let World Liberty issue and redeem its $4.02 billion USD1 token in-house, taking that role from BitGo.

- Published: 2026-08-16T05:37:57.333Z
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the United States regulator that charters national banks, granted preliminary conditional approval on Friday for a national trust charter to World Liberty Trust Company, an entity tied to…

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