[Bridge, a subsidiary of Stripe, applies for U.S. banking trust license] According to reports, Bridge, the stablecoin company under Stripe, is applying for a national banking trust license from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. If approved, Bridge will provide stablecoin issuance, management, and custody services under the framework of the GENIUS Act. Co-founder Zach Abrams stated that this move will drive the development of asset tokenization. Since being acquired by Stripe, Bridge has launched the Open Issuance platform and the payment-optimized blockchain Tempo, and has partnered with Coinbase and Shopify to support USDC payments.