According to @EleanorTerrett, Trump-linked World Liberty Financial is joining other crypto firms in applying for U.S. bank charters, source: X post by @EleanorTerrett, Jan 7, 2026. She notes the timing aligns with an upcoming market structure markup and references an ongoing ethics controversy, source: X post by @EleanorTerrett, Jan 7, 2026. Traders may track the charter application and the legislative markup timing highlighted in the post for potential regulatory headline risk, source: X post by @EleanorTerrett, Jan 7, 2026.