Standard Chartered Launches Institutional Spot Crypto Trading in UAE
- On Thursday, Standard Chartered launched institutional spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in the United Arab Emirates, becoming the first Global Systemically Important Bank to offer the service in the Gulf country.
- The bank previously established digital asset infrastructure in the UAE, launching custody services in September 2024 and partnering with CoinMENA in June to support fiat on- and off-ramps.
- Eligible institutional clients can access deliverable Bitcoin and Ether spot trading through Standard Chartered's electronic trading channels integrated into existing foreign exchange interfaces.
- Other firms are also expanding regionally: Capital.com secured a virtual-asset license from the Capital Market Authority in August, while Revolut received in-principle approval from the Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority in July.
- This expansion follows Standard Chartered's initial institutional spot trading launch in the United Kingdom in July 2025, extending the bank's regulated crypto asset offering across regions.
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Standard Chartered Is Bringing Bitcoin And Ether Spot Trading To UAE Institutions. It's A First For A Global Banking Giant.
The launch adds trading to Standard Chartered's existing digital-asset custody business in Dubai, where the bank began safeguarding Bitcoin and Ether for institutional clients in 2024.
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Dubai: Standard Chartered today announced the expansion of its institutional Bitcoin (BTC/USD) and Ether (ETH/USD) spot trading in the UAE through ‘Standard Chartered DIFC’ .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 asset spot trading in the region.The move further broadens the bank’s regulated digital …
Standard Chartered brings institutional Bitcoin, Ether trading to UAE
Standard Chartered has expanded institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading to the UAE through its DIFC branch, giving eligible clients access to deliverable crypto trades through the bank’s existing electronic trading systems. Standard Chartered said on Sept. 3 that the…
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