# Coinbase gets US trust-bank charter

> Coinbase becomes first major crypto exchange with full US banking license.
- Title: Coinbase gets US trust-bank charter · Dealroom | Shortify
- Summary: Coinbase becomes first major crypto exchange with full US banking license. Coinbase received final US trust-bank charter approval, allowing expanded custody…
- Keywords: coinbase, us trust bank charter, stablecoin, crypto exchange, federal banking license, institutional adoption, Dealroom
- Source: Dealroom — https://dealroom.co/news/171043-coinbase-wins-full-us-trust-bank-charter-as-crypto-deepens-ties-to-tradi
- Published: 2026-11-10T05:14:14+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: coinbase, us trust bank charter, stablecoin, crypto exchange, federal banking license, institutional adoption, startups, business
## New US banking license
Coinbase received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a nationally chartered trust bank.
## What changes
The charter lets Coinbase expand custody services, move deeper into payments, and issue its own stablecoins.
## Why now
Coinbase's crypto revenue fell 35% to $1.22 billion in Q3 amid lower crypto prices.
## Key takeaway

Coinbase received final US trust-bank charter approval, allowing expanded custody services and stablecoin issuance while deepening crypto ties to traditional finance.