[U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Banks Can Hold Certain Cryptocurrencies to Pay Gas Fees] Odaily Planet Daily News – According to a new letter from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), banks can pay gas fees and hold cryptocurrencies needed to cover these network fees. The OCC, which oversees banks, stated in Interpretive Letter No. 1186 released on Tuesday that banks may need to pay network fees as part of conducting business and hold cryptocurrencies on their balance sheets to cover these fees. The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency used Ethereum as an example, noting that the Ethereum network requires transactions to be priced in ETH. The OCC stated: 'Such users would either need to maintain a separate Ethereum account, conduct spot transactions on a cryptocurrency exchange to acquire Ethereum before the transaction, collaborate with third-party network fee providers, or obtain Ethereum through other means. This process could increase costs and significant risks, including operational complexity, asset price volatility, and transaction delays.'