Matt Comyn, the CEO of Avstralska banka Avstralije in a recent interview with Bloomberg revealed what he believes is the biggest risk with crypto today. Comyn said, given the rise of digital assets as the alternative investment sector, the biggest risk of crypto is “missing out.” He explained, even though the crypto market is relatively volatile, banks must work towards incorporating the tech to fulfil consumer demand. Failing to do so will leave banks out of the market completely.
Comyn je rekel,
"V sodelovanju vidimo tveganja, v nesodelovanju pa vidimo večja tveganja,"
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is the largest bank in the country and the CEO’s comments on the crypto market come just a day after they bought a small stake in the US-based crypto exchange Gemini. Gemini raised a whopping $400 million in the first funding round that giving them a valuation of about $7.1 billion. Commonwealth Bank would act as a custodian for Gemini users under its new partnership.
Veliki bančni velikani, ki močno napredujejo v kriptografiji
Zdi se, da je volatilnost kripto trga sekundarno vprašanje za velike bančne velikane in institucije, ki še pred enim letom niso želeli imeti ničesar s kriptovalutami. Od danes, kot so JP Morgan, DBS Holdings in več drugih finančnih velikanov, se zaposlujejo kriptovalute. Te banke ob velikem povpraševanju strank lansirajo tudi nove kripto vezane naložbene produkte.
"Pomembno je povedati, da nimamo pogleda na sam razred sredstev - vidimo ga kot zelo nestanovitno in špekulativno sredstvo," je dejal Comyn. »Vendar tudi ne mislimo, da bosta sektor in tehnologija kmalu izginila. Zato želimo to razumeti, strankam želimo zagotoviti konkurenčno ponudbo s pravimi razkritji o tveganjih."
2021 has proven to be a year of crypto mainstream adoption as more mainstream firms are now showing interest in either integrating crypto or investing in crypto firms. A number of crypto companies like FTX crypto exchange, Gemini, Chainalysis and Blocfi have raised hundreds of millions this year alone.