Standard Chartered Launches Bitcoin and Ether Spot Trading for UAE Institutions
Standard Chartered launched spot trading in Bitcoin and Ether for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, extending its digital-asset offering from custody into trade execution. The service is integrated with its existing infrastructure and uses familiar foreign-exchange interfaces, under Dubai Financial Services Authority regulation, including an authorization framework updated in January 2026. The bank also previously added a token-collateral program with OKX and began deliverable spot trading via its UK branch.