Circle adds NYDFS trust charter after OCC bank approval

Circle has secured a New York trust charter to expand its state regulatory footprint. Summary Circle has received a New York trust charter from the NYDFS for Circle New York Trust. The approval follows Circle’s recent federal trust bank authorization from the U.S. OCC under a separate regulatory framework. Circle said the charter strengthens oversight for its USDC business and extends its decade long relationship with the NYDFS. According to an announcement from Circle on Friday, the stablecoin issuer has received a limited-purpose trust charter from the New York Department of Financial Services for Circle Internet Trust Company LLC, doing business as Circle New York Trust. The approval gives Circle another regulatory authorization in New York, where the company says its global headquarters is located. Circle said the charter reinforces its compliance framework and builds on a relationship with the state regulator that began in 2015, when it became the first company to receive a BitLicense from the NYDFS. The new authorization comes less than a month after Circle secured final approval from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a federally supervised trust...