9 mega banks block crypto accounts, but new OCC rules bite back

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Oct. 14 debanking findings identify historical restrictions on digital asset issuers, exchanges, and administrators, often attributed to financial crime considerations. The findings review crypto banking decisions across policies at the nine largest national banks the agency supervises. For smaller crypto businesses, an individual bank’s risk assessment remains an important gate to access. Comptroller Jonathan Gould is preserving objective customer decisions while challenging improper exclusion. The consequential test is how the OCC distinguishes financial, operational, or compliance constraints from disapproval of a lawful business, and whether its scrutiny produces usable banking services. The functions at stake extend beyond opening a deposit account.

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