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Standard Chartered lets UAE clients buy Bitcoin and Ethereum via bank accounts

  • —Clients trade BTC and ETH via bank accounts without a separate wallet or private keys
  • —Settlement runs on Zodia Markets infrastructure backed by SC Ventures
  • —The service is licensed by Dubai's Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA)
  • —Only professional investors qualify; Bitcoin and Ethereum are the only assets at launch
Why it matters: A major global bank is giving wealthy retail clients direct crypto access inside its own balance sheet, a notable step in TradFi-crypto convergence.
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Source: Bitcoin Sistemi
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