花旗集團提交交易文件 Bitcoin 期貨稱客戶對加密貨幣“越來越感興趣”

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花旗集團提交交易文件 Bitcoin 期貨稱客戶對加密貨幣“越來越感興趣”

Citigroup is reportedly awaiting regulatory approval to start offering bitcoin futures trading to its clients. “We are presently considering products such as futures for some of our institutional clients, as these operate under strong regulatory frameworks,” said Citigroup.

Citigroup Awaits Regulatory Approval to Trade Bitcoin 期貨

Citigroup Inc. is reportedly considering whether to offer its biggest clients trading in bitcoin futures, Bloomberg 報導 星期二。

“Our clients are increasingly interested in this space, and we are monitoring these developments,” Citigroup was quoted by the news outlet as saying. “Given the many questions around regulatory frameworks, supervisory expectations and other factors, we are being very thoughtful about our approach.” The bank added:

We are presently considering products such as futures for some of our institutional clients, as these operate under strong regulatory frameworks.

The publication further noted that the bank is awaiting regulatory approval to begin trading CME bitcoin futures, citing a person familiar with the matter.

In May, there were reports that Citigroup was contemplating launching crypto services after seeing a “very rapid” accumulation of interest in bitcoin across a broad spectrum of clients, including large asset managers. In June, reports noted the bank had 成立 a “digital assets group” within its wealth management unit, citing a memo to staff that had been seen.

At the end of May, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser gave her 見證 在參議院銀行委員會面前討論加密貨幣。 她表示,花旗集團正在對加密貨幣採取“謹慎的方法”,因為該銀行試圖“了解數字資產領域的變化和分佈式賬本技術的使用,包括我們客戶的需求和興趣、監管發展和技術進步。”

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