Vast Bank CEO Brad Scrivner helped lead the way as Vast became the first federally chartered bank to receive approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to provide customers the ability to buy, sell and custody cryptocurrency directly from a checking account.
In 2019, Valley National Bank made a bold statement by announcing it was rebranding as Vast Bank and building a six-story, mixed-use office building downtown.
But what Vast did in 2021 was even bolder.
It became the first federally chartered bank to receive approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to provide customers the ability to buy, sell and custody cryptocurrency directly from a checking account.
For his efforts in achieving the milestone, Vast Bank CEO Brad Scrivner has been chosen by Tulsa World Magazine as a Tulsan of the Year.
“The Biolchinis (the bank was founded by Bob Biolchini in 1982) are a very generous, very entrepreneurial family that wants to see good things happen in Tulsa,” Scrivner said. “As we have success, we want to invest back and be a part of this exciting story that’s going on in Tulsa. We think…
