OCC Interpretive Letter #1179 Summary
Updated 12/08/2021
This tool summarizes OCC’s Interpretive Letter which clarifies that as part of conducting activities associated with virtual currencies in line with Interpretive Letters 1170, 1172, and 1174, banks would need to request a letter of non-objection from the OCC before engaging in the activity.
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