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OCC: Banks Denied Digital Assets Access Politically

OCC: Banks Denied Digital Assets Access Politically

OCC report reviewed 100,000 complaints from 2020 to 2025 and found major U.S. banks systematically denied services to digital assets firms and five other industries on political and reputational grounds rather than risk, Matt Hougan reported.

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OCC report reviewed 100,000 complaints and confirmed America’s largest banks denied banking services to lawful digital assets businesses and five other sectors from 2020 to 2025 based on political and reputational factors, Matt Hougan posted, citing Nic Carter.


Matt Hougan

@Matt_Hougan

Bitwise Invest's CIO and FutureProof co-founder, former ETF.com CEO bringing deep investment expertise to digital assets.