The American crypto scene is booming of President Donald Trump’s return, because his pro-Crypto attitude and insisting on clear regulations cause excitement on Wall Street.
In a recent update, Crypto reporter Yueqi Yang has shared insights into the growing involvement of American banks in the crypto services sector. It is striking that some large banks use legal changes under President Trump to enter the market, with a focus on the custody of cryptocurrency.
Citigroup is considering adding crypto guardianship services, according to sources quoted by the information. This step follows the announcement of the bank of a successful proof of concept project, which has shown its ability to publish tokenized private equity funds and to save on a blockchain network.
Citigroup agrees with large financial players
It is remarkable that Citigroup, with $ 2.4 trillion in assets, joins other large financial institutions in the growing custody space of digital assets.
Bny Mellon is expanding its guardianship services above Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, while Standard Chartered has rolled out a digital guardian service in Dubai. HSBC is planning the range of institutional quality and crédit agricole and the joint venture of Banco Santander insured crypto-approval in France.
In the meantime, State Street, who manages $ 44.3 trillion, worked together with Taurus to offer Crypto Guardianship and Token Sales Services for Institutional Investors.
Although Coinbase is in conversation with banks to offer custody and commercial services, many banks are still waiting for the approval of the Federal Reserve and the New York Department of Financial Services, which postponed their accession to Crypto -Trade, noted the Information Lagger Yueqi On Yang.
More banks in the eyes crypto services
Jerome Powell, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, said that American banks could serve crypto customers with the right risk trolks. However, many in the industry are worried about the debanker linked to new technology. Powell recently promised to work with the congress to end this issue.
At the same time, more banks look at crypto services. In January Morgan Stanley-stundled E-Trade hinted to offer crypto services, while Goldman Sachs said that it would consider digital assets activities if the regulations allow it.
