OCC authorizes U.S. banks to execute riskless-principal Bitcoin transactions unlocking regulated execution without balance-sheet exposure

The OCC is the federal authority that determines what U.S. banks are allowed to execute under supervision.

This shift is bigger then the ETF Approval from 2024!

Its approval is not opinion, interpretation, or industry signaling.

It is a binding permission that enables banks to route Bitcoin transactions legally, without inventory risk, and within standard audit frameworks.

The relevance is not immediate, because regulatory clarity precedes capital deployment. But when distribution becomes active, this ruling will be the reason banks can deliver Bitcoin at scale through the same channels that already move equities, bonds, and FX flow.