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Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

Decrypt·October 14, 2026·1 min read
Standard Chartered Opens Bitcoin and Ethereum Trading to Wealthy UAE Clients

Standard Chartered won Dubai regulatory approval to let affluent clients buy BTC and ETH directly from their bank accounts. The British bank will keep custody and settlement in-house, offering a regulated on-ramp for wealthy UAE investors to trade the two largest cryptocurrencies.

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