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Digital asset infrastructure firm and one of the custodians approved to hold shares of BlackRock's tokenized dollar fund BUIDL, granted unconditional approval in December 2025 to convert its trust company into BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association.
Digital asset infrastructure firm providing custody, trading, staking and treasury services to institutions, and one of the custodians approved to hold shares of BlackRock's tokenized dollar fund BUIDL. In December 2025 the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted unconditional approval for its trust company to convert into BitGo Bank & Trust, National Association, replacing state trust charters with a single federal supervisory regime. Which custodians hold federal charters matters because it determines who can safekeep reserves behind regulated tokens.
Developments in which BitGo is a named party, newest first.
The Comptroller granted preliminary conditional approval on 14 August to charter World Liberty Trust Company, which will issue and redeem USD1, hold its reserve and custody digital assets as a fiduciary.
Corporate Decision #1385 of 14 August 2026 grants preliminary conditional approval to charter World Liberty Trust Company, National Association, which would issue and redeem USD1, hold its reserve and custody digital assets as a fiduciary, assuming the issuer's role from BitGo Bank & Trust. Seven conditions attach, including $20m of tier 1 capital.
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