Satoshi Gazette
Glossary

Fiduciary powers

The legal authority, granted under 12 U.S.C. § 92a, for a national bank to act as trustee or custodian for others.

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also trust powers

A fiduciary holds property for someone else and owes them duties of loyalty and care. National banks get that authority from section 92a of Title 12, and a trust bank's application to the OCC includes a request to exercise it.

Block's application cites section 92a and section 24(Seventh) as the basis for custody, riskless-principal execution and stablecoin settlement. The request itself is filed as a confidential exhibit, which is why the public record shows the powers sought and not the mechanics of how keys would be held.

The word matters because a fiduciary duty is stronger than a terms-of-service clause. Whether it displaces a clause that puts theft risk on the customer is a question only the approved operating agreement can answer.