July 15, 2025
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Standard Charted Says Is The First Global Bank to Offer Spot Bitcoin, Ether Trading

The Bank’s UK Branch Offers Regulated, Deliveble Spot Trading for Bitcoin and Ether to Institutional Clients.”, – WRITE: www.coindesk.com

The Bank’s UK Branch Offers Regulated, Deliveble Spot Trading for Bitcoin and Ether to Institutional Clients.Updated Jul 15, 2025, 8:31 AM PUBLISHED JUL 15, 2025, 7:05 AM

Cryptocurrency-Friendly Lender Standard Chartered Is Claiming Bragging Rights of Being The FIRST GLOBAL BANK TO OFFER SPOT TRADING IN BITCOIN

and Eth

(Eth)

To institusion clients.

The Offering, Rolled Out Through The Bank’s UK Branches, Is Available Initial Viar UK Entity, Dringing Asia and Europe Trading Hours, With 24/5 Access Unders CLIENTSIDERATION Michau, Global Head of Digital Assets.

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“Standard Charter -FIRST GLOBAL SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT BANK TO BE OFFERING CRYPTOSSET TRADING.” Michau Said in an Email. “We define Institutional Clients As Financial Institutions Such as Asset Managers and Investors, and Large Multinations Companies Who Are Clients of Our Corporate and Investment.

Standard Charted Has Been Involved in Crypto and Digital Assets for Some Time. The Bank Now Offers Digital Assets Custody and Trading Through ITS Corporate and Investment Bank, and Through the Companies Stanchart Invested In, Such As Zodia Custody and Zodia and Zodia Markets. It Also Offers Digital Asset Tokenization Services, Through ITS Portfolio Company Libera.

The New Service Is Integrated Into Standard Charterred’s Existation Trading Platforms, Allowing Corporates, Asset Managers and Institutional Investors to Access Crypto Markets. Clients Can Settle Trades to a Custdodian of Their Choice, Including Standard Charted’s In-House Custody Service.

The Focus for Now Will Remain On Btc and Eth Spot Trading with Plans to Expand the Service Suite for Tese Crypto Assets Including the Introduction of Non-Deliverable Forwards (NDFS) (NDFS).

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Ian Allison

Ian Allison Is A Senior Reporter at Coindesk, Focused on Institutional and Enterprise Adoption of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology. Prior to that, he covered Fintech for the International Business Times in London and Newsweek Online. He Won the State Street Data and Innovation Journalist of the Year Award in 2017, and Was Runner Up The Following Year. He Also Earned Coindesk and Honourable Mentation in the 2020 Sabew Best in Business Awards. His November 2022 FTX Scoop, WHICH BROUGHT DOWN The Exchange and Its Boss Sam Bankman-Fried, Won A Polk Award, Loeb Award and New York Press Club Award. Ian Graduated from the University of Edinburgh. HE HOLDS ETH.

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