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Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Affluent UAE Clients
First reported Source: The Defiant + 2 moreLast editorial activity
What happened
The bank’s closed-loop service bars external crypto transfers and charges a spread of up to 2%.
Sources & evidence
- The Defiant Reporting source
Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Trading for Affluent UAE Clients ↗
https://thedefiant.io/converge/tradfi-and-fintech/standard-chartered-launches-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-affluent-uae-clients - crypto.news Reporting source
Standard Chartered launches Bitcoin and Ether trading for wealthy UAE clients ↗
https://crypto.news/standard-chartered-launches-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-wealthy-uae-clients/ - CoinDesk
Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients ↗
https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/standard-chartered-unlocks-direct-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-affluent-uae-clients