Standard Chartered becomes first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to launch Institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE

Standard Chartered has announced the expansion of its institutional Bitcoin (BTC/USD) and Ether (ETH/USD) spot trading in the UAE through ‘Standard Chartered DIFC’1. This makes Standard Chartered the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the capability in the market and the only global bank currently offering institutional digital…