Overview
- The expanded collaboration targets trading, prime services, custody, staking and lending for banks, funds and other large institutional clients.
- The effort builds on an existing Singapore link that enables real-time Singapore dollar transfers for Coinbase users and supported the exchange’s November expansion there.
- Neither company disclosed launch dates or pricing, with the initial phase focused on prototyping and regional testing.
- Standard Chartered brings global payment rails, FX handling and a bank-grade compliance framework, while Coinbase contributes institutional market access and execution capabilities.
- The move underscores a broader shift toward bank–crypto infrastructure for institutions, with Standard Chartered already offering spot BTC and ETH trading to clients and U.S. regulators signaling conditional openness to crypto-native trust banks.