Crypto.com has filed an application with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a National Trust Bank Charter. The move would allow the exchange to offer custody and staking services nationwide under federal oversight. Crypto.com joins Coinbase, Circle, Paxos, Stripe, Ripple, and Sony in pursuing federal regulatory recognition, with Anchorage Digital Bank currently holding the only active federal trust charter since 2021.