Avstralska CBA je prva ponudila maloprodajne kripto-storitve v državi

Australia’s Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is set to become the country’s first banking institution to allow its customers to buy, sell, and hold crypto-assets. On 3 November, the CBA razglasitve strategic partnerships with global crypto-exchange Gemini and blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.

Here, it is noteworthy that the CBA is Avstralija largest bank and no other bank has offered retail crypto-services in the country before. Going forward, the bank’s CommBank app will incorporate crypto-exchange and custody-related services directly for customers through APIs. CBA CEO Matt Comyn noted,

"Še naprej smo zavezani prenovitvi bančništva in bomo še naprej prinašali več funkcionalnosti v aplikacijo CommBank, vključno z naložbami in nakupovanjem."

Te funkcije se bodo "postopno uvajale" v naslednjem letu po pilotnem projektu. Pilot se bo verjetno začel kmalu v naslednjih nekaj tednih.

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The bank revealed that the offering has come on the back of increased demand from its customers. CBA’s CEO also opozoriti,

"Pojav in naraščajoče povpraševanje po digitalnih valutah s strani strank ustvarja izzive in priložnosti za sektor finančnih storitev, v katerem se je na tem področju pojavilo veliko število novih akterjev in poslovnih modelov."

Dodal je še, da lahko CBA igra pomembno vlogo pri zagotavljanju "zmožnosti, varnosti in zaupanja" pri trgovanju s kriptovalutami.

Po besedah ​​Michaela Gronagerja, izvršnega direktorja in soustanovitelja Chainalysis,

"Finančne institucije, kot je CBA, igrajo ključno vlogo pri povečanju varnega sprejemanja kriptovalut ..."

As expected, a lot of reactions to the same were positive. Jefferies banking analyst Brian Johnson, for instance, called CBA’s crypto-strategy “clever.” He komentiral,

"Imajo veliko mladih strank in jih držijo in pridobivajo več ljudi, ki se ukvarjajo s svojimi aplikacijami z več funkcijami, zaradi česar so res lepljive in lahko ustvarijo dolgoročno vrednost."

Ambiciozni načrti Avstralije

Just last week, the country’s financial watchdog sprosti new guidelines around crypto-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs). Following this, the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) allowed regulated investment vehicles around crypto for retail investors.

With demand for crypto-products skyrocketing in the island nation, the Australian Senate committee Pred kratkim proposed new licensing for crypto-exchanges among other ambitious plans to become a leader in the sector.

O snubitev included new laws to govern Decentralized Autonomous Organizations [DAOs], taxation on capital gains in DeFi, and a tax discount for crypto-miners who use renewable energy.

Vir: https://ambcrypto.com/australias-cba-first-to-offer-retail-crypto-services-in-the-country/