A major shift is brewing in the stablecoin space. World Liberty Financial has just filed a de novo application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), aiming to secure a national trust bank charter. If approved, this move would be a game-changer—granting the entity direct authority to issue and custody dollar-backed digital assets. It's a telling sign of how traditional banking infrastructure is gradually opening doors to crypto-native financial operations. The regulatory pathway getting clearer could reshape how institutional-grade stablecoins operate in the U.S. market.