According to @AltcoinDaily, a new U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) letter states that U.S. banks are officially allowed to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and other cryptocurrencies for customers. Source: @AltcoinDaily on X. Traders should locate and review the OCC letter on the OCC’s official site to confirm the exact scope of permissions (e.g., brokerage execution vs. agency services), eligible customer segments (retail vs. institutional), any supervisory non-objection requirements, and the effective date before positioning. Source: OCC public releases and interpretive letters. For context, the OCC previously clarified in 2020 that national banks may provide cryptocurrency custody services, showing the agency uses interpretive letters to define permissible bank crypto activities that can influence market access. Source: OCC interpretive letter published July 22, 2020. Until the OCC document is reviewed, monitor official OCC publications and U.S. bank disclosures for confirmation and operational timelines that could affect fiat on-ramps and trading flows across BTC and ETH markets. Source: OCC communications and U.S. bank announcements.

According to the source, the US national bank regulator stated that banks can act as crypto intermediaries; source: the referenced social media post dated December 9, 2025. Traders may monitor BTC and ETH USD pairs for post-headline changes in volume, spreads, and US-session liquidity, and seek an official regulator publication for confirmation before positioning; source: the referenced social media post dated December 9, 2025.