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Trump's cryptocurrency company received regulatory approval to operate as a bank, creating a direct merger of Trump's political power and financial authority over customer deposits.
Trump's cryptocurrency company received federal approval to operate as a bank, giving it the ability to hold customer deposits and provide traditional banking services. The move clears regulatory hurdles that had stalled crypto banking expansion, and it specifically benefits a company owned by the sitting president. The approval means Trump's firm can now compete directly with established banks while he shapes the policies that govern the entire financial system.
This collapses a line that's existed for decades: the separation between holding political office and directly controlling where people's money sits. A president can influence tax policy or banking rules as part of his job. A president can't usually own the bank where Americans deposit their savings. The crypto industry has long lobbied for clearer regulatory pathways, but getting approval while the company's owner writes the rules is a different animal. It creates obvious conflicts of interest and leaves depositors and regulators in an awkward spot if something goes wrong.
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