2026-01-17 05:21:35

Traditional financial institutions are becoming increasingly active in the crypto space. Recently, there are reports that a globally systemically important bank is preparing to launch a cryptocurrency prime brokerage business, planning to operate through its venture capital division to provide comprehensive services such as custody, financing, and trading access for market participants. This plan is still in the early development stage.

The considerations behind this are quite practical—through this structure, the bank can effectively avoid the current regulatory framework's requirement of up to 1250% capital reserve for unlicensed crypto assets. Interestingly, this bank has already made moves in the crypto ecosystem, having previously participated in digital custody and trading platform projects. According to their plan, they aim to become the first globally systemically important bank to launch spot crypto trading services by 2025.

The entry of traditional financial institutions signifies that the infrastructure and formal deployment in the crypto market are accelerating. This will promote the overall maturity of the ecosystem and enhance risk management levels.

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FloorSweeper

· 01-19 14:45

lmao they're literally just regulatory arbitraging at this point... 1250% capital req? nah we'll just bury it in the vc arm real quick. watched this movie before tbh

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Ramen_Until_Rich

· 01-19 12:32

Old banks can't sit still anymore; this time, the tide is really turning.

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AirdropChaser

· 01-17 05:51

Haha, playing the game of avoiding regulatory requirements so cleverly, smart people are doing this --- Again through venture capital departments, again through trust structures... This combination punch of traditional finance is indeed interesting --- Before 2025? I bet five bucks that regulators will act first --- 1250% capital requirement? That number makes my head spin, no wonder banks are starting to look for tricks --- Spot trading is here, and big players are going to be happy again --- Talking about infrastructure improvement, it’s really just big institutions wanting a bigger slice of the pie --- This wave of entry is truly subtle, gradually eroding crypto’s discourse power --- Wait, isn’t this just playing dress-up and continuing to play? Is there any essential difference? --- Compliance is a good thing, but I’m just worried it will end up turning into the same old traditional finance model... --- Custody, financing, trading access... what’s missing? Wow, they’ve even taken over the entire crypto ecosystem

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CodeSmellHunter

· 01-17 05:50

Is this the same old game of regulatory evasion, playing word games here? The 1250% capital occupation requirement is directly bypassed, which is outrageous. But on the other hand, if big institutions really start to get involved, I’m still quite optimistic about what’s to come; at least it won’t be chaotic anymore. Wait, the venture capital department is handling this? Isn’t that just a shell game... The first one in 2025? It also depends on whether the regulators allow it; otherwise, it will just be another round of fuss. Ultimately, it’s still about money. When profit margins are large, anything can be done. That’s how Web3 is.

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LuckyHashValue

· 01-17 05:40

You're playing regulatory arbitrage again, I've seen through this trick a long time ago. Really, a 1250% capital occupation requirement... this number is suspiciously outrageous. Wait, the venture capital department is handling this? Feels like they're pushing the boundaries again. Before 2025... it's hard to say what the market will look like by then. But on the other hand, the entry of big institutions indeed means liquidity will increase, no doubt about that.

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