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Standard Chartered opened London spot crypto trading desk in 2025

The global bank was an early institutional entrant, while peer tokens also recorded gains.

Ivan Petrov
Crypto Reporter
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As of 2026-10-25 00:22 UTC. Market figures are as the cited sources reported them at that time and may have moved since. This is news, not investment advice.
Standard Chartered launched a trading desk for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in London during 2025. It was one of the first global banks to enter spot cryptocurrency trading.[1]