WORLD LIBERTY FINANCIAL GETS BANK CHARTER APPROVAL
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A company affiliated with World Liberty Financial, the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture, has received preliminary conditional approval for a national trust bank charter from federal regulators. The approval would eliminate the need for BitGo Bank & Trust as its banking partner.
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