币界网报道：According to a report by Xinhua News Agency citing the Financial Times, a group of Silicon Valley billionaires have applied for a chartered bank license in the United States, preparing to open a national bank, focusing on supporting start-ups in businesses such as cryptocurrency. People familiar with the matter said that the new bank is named after the treasure place "Lonely Mountain" in "The Lord of the Rings", and the main investors are Silicon Valley's big "financial owners" of the current Republican government in the United States, such as Peter Thiel. According to the application documents disclosed earlier this week, "Lonely Mountain" Bank will be a national bank that provides traditional banking products and virtual currency-related products and services to businesses and individuals. The main target customers are companies participating in the "innovation economy" in the United States, especially those in the fields of cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, defense and manufacturing, as well as individuals who work or invest in these companies, including those with "insufficient credit channels". The bank will also seek to cooperate with non-US companies that "are interested in entering the US banking system." The headquarters of "Lonely Mountain" Bank will be located in Columbus, Ohio, and an office will be set up in New York City, providing only online customer service.