Bank (national trust bank, proposed) · United States
Bridge National Trust Bank (Stripe)
Bridge National Trust Bank (proposed) · bridge.xyz (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
1/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-07
Only 1 of 3 status dimensions (commercial, regulatory, technical) are verified for this institution; at least 2 are required before a score is shown. We show this rather than guess.
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | 25 | Approved / authorised · initiative |
| Technical delivery | 20 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Stablecoin issuance |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-02-12 |
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Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Stablecoin issuance · United States
Bridge National Trust Bank (Stripe): OCC preliminary conditional approval for a stablecoin-issuing national trust bank
- regulatory
- Approved / authorised2026-02-12
- technical
- Unknown
- commercial
- Unknown
On 12 February 2026 the OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for Bridge National Trust Bank, a proposed Stripe-owned national trust bank that plans to issue USD stablecoins, including becoming the primary issuer of xUSD, and to provide custody, orchestration and reserve management services.
Scope: Proposed national trust bank in New York; wholly owned by Bridge Ventures LLC, a Stripe company.
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-07
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
- Approved / authorised Bridge National Trust Bank (Stripe): OCC preliminary conditional approval for a stablecoin-issuing national trust bank
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency · 12 Feb 2026
Partners & providers
From tracker records and verified item text only. “Co-named” means both appear in the same source — open it for context. Full map
- BCV · named role (tracker) · parent
- Circle · co-named in verified item
Stripe Crypto Onramp powers USDC purchases in Samsung Wallet Stablecoin Account
- Ethereum · co-named in verified item
- Solana · co-named in verified item
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
- 2026-02-12Primary record · Office of the Comptroller of the CurrencyOCC Corporate Decision #1365: Bridge National Trust Bank (proposed), a Stripe company (opens source in new tab)
Markets (from stated target markets): United States
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2026-11-05 · Item
Stripe Crypto Onramp powers USDC purchases in Samsung Wallet Stablecoin Account
Stripe newsroom
2026-10-30 · Item
OnePay
2026-02-12 · Status
OCC grants preliminary conditional approval (Corporate Decision #1365); final approval pending preopening requirements.
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