Citibank is offering crypto custody.

[btcmaster999]

I am very pleased after hearing this it’s a great news. After all bitcoin is going to have upward price it will be a top coin again. The investor and the user will be tension less after this. The price will increase positively.

[cryptoking963]

This is undoubtedly a good decision for crypto world but Bitcoin will improve more in terms of coin price and popularity as well. One point just to remind , that is if this association is for short time, then no progression will be seen in next future.

[Antelopez2]

A discussion is running. I don't get any news source that saying that citibank has started crypto custody. i also welcome this initiatives if citybank really offer. This will turn back Bitcoin to its chair.

[scribble2]

As Citibank is planning to make some moves on the cryptocurrency market, it is such a good news. I think that they're planning to make things more secure for the investors.

[rosemary4u]

We need more of such news with great impact, I believe this is the kind of regulations that we need in the world of cryptocurrencies. These kind of regulations can really help boost  investors confidence  in the world of cryptocurrencies.

[rudox]

It is becoming interesting and really crypto has come to stay. Citibank offering crypto to her customers is another way of legalizing crypto and this will increase the awareness and more adoption for bitcoin. Citibank will also increase her business by attracting more client who will be coming from the crypto angle.

[nicko122]

"Through the launch of a product called Digital Asset Receipt (DAR), Citigroup will enable institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner."
I think this is great news for all fans and lovers of cryptocurrency This is a step forward

[coinwizard_]

This is good news, these institutional investors need an easy route in. Coinbase is offering a route, and poloniex has just started as well. The seeds are being sown and soon we will see some fruit

[Kotone]

New york based Citi bank will offer crypto custody solutions to institutional investors, it will provide institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner.  Link : https://www.ccn.com/citigroup-is-the-latest-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-heres-how-it-will-affect-the-market/

This news was an old one than the bitcoin cash drama. I still think that there will be a big pump going to happen once the ETF got approved. It's going to be a domino effect or snowball for other institutions to enter in the crypto world.

[BitcoinFX]

You may think it's a good news for the market, but in reality, it isn't for the long term. It is the start of the oligarchy take over and it isn't was what a cryptocurrency is supposed to be, but hey it isn't a problem for the majority of you since you have no problem to be ruled and get crypto regulations

Indeed. You have to wonder how many people on this forum have actually read the Bitcoin white paper.

- https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf

Regulation is not the main issue here. Ownership is.

When you deposit your 'money' into a traditional banking account you do not own your money. The Bank owns it.

If you deposit Bitcoin into a traditional banking account you do not own your Bitcoin anymore. The Bank will own it.

Not your keys, not your coins.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Possession_is_nine-tenths_of_the_law

These institutions have been unfavorable towards Bitcoin for years, now that they have customers who are interested in Bitcoin as a product / financial instrument they are suddenly keen to keep your Bitcoin's 'safe' for you and to levy additional fees or to sell you a derivative i.e. a 'fake' Bitcoin that you don't even own. Jokes.

[a4techer]

Wow this is nice and good news for all of us because now we know that some of the banks was totally embracing cryptocurrency  just like that cities bank that one of the biggest banks in the world just like in my country that some of the banks was accepting bitcoin transaction so hoping that all banks was doing this for them to adopt new technology that can be useful into their business.

[kotajikikox]

Great😍😍😍 this news can citi ban want to involve an cryptocurrency and they want to help people keep secured their bitcoin or cryptocurrency investment, hope this kind of news can alao help for bitcoin price increase.

[H1N1]

New york based Citi bank will offer crypto custody solutions to institutional investors, it will provide institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner.  Link : https://www.ccn.com/citigroup-is-the-latest-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-heres-how-it-will-affect-the-market/

Are you sure about that ? Cryptocurrency is too volatile to invest and i dont think there is any bank supporting and regulating it.
If Citibank really providing investment option on cryptocurrency, then they must convince their clients to not afraid investing in cryptocurrency.
And yes, it will affect the market of cryptocurrency if there are some banks involved.

[Stac]

Citibank is offering investment options to its investors which is giving ownership of new tokens of Citibank to their customers, it is a receipt based system for investing in crypto currencies. As Citibank has initiated this attempt of Crypto currencies there are more chances for more banks to accept this technology and soon bitcoin will be accepted world over as one world currency as bitcoins is the first crypto currency is the crypto market. Then due to more demand for bitcoins the price of bitcoins will start to rise. Even DBS banks have started to distribute tokens to its customers like Citibank.

[incomefromcoins]

The banking industry is friendly towards big clients and institutions investors regarding crypto investments

[malikusama]

New york based Citi bank will offer crypto custody solutions to institutional investors, it will provide institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner.  Link : https://www.ccn.com/citigroup-is-the-latest-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-heres-how-it-will-affect-the-market/

We don't need these banks to hold our assets, crypocurrencies are not supposed to be used like conventional banking system.
The involvement of banks in cryptocurrencies is alarming, i suspect that they can destroy the actual purpose of cryptocurrencies and blockchain in future by their regulation policies.

[letecia012]

New york based Citi bank will offer crypto custody solutions to institutional investors, it will provide institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner.  Link : https://www.ccn.com/citigroup-is-the-latest-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-heres-how-it-will-affect-the-market/

I hope other bank and investment firm will follow and with continuous growth of bitcoin adoption i'm pretty sure others would do the same even stock exchange in other country are offering crypto trading.

[Pab]

You can read interview with BitGo ceo about BitGo further development and his thoughts about Goldman crypto custody
https://www.theblockcrypto.com/2019/03/07/heres-what-bitgos-ceo-expects-of-goldman-sachs-and-fidelitys-crypto-custody-plans/

It looks like that in a case of BitGo and maybe Goldman itis different from that what Citi wants to do
Danger is that bitcoin can turn fully in to paper bitcoin and be next gold where market is owned by big financial institution
But it can  be not problem for us because we have also alts in our hands
That Citi project looks like yet another derivative but there is very little details about it

[Becky666]

New york based Citi bank will offer crypto custody solutions to institutional investors, it will provide institutional investors to invest in cryptocurrencies in a fully insured and regulated manner.  Link : https://www.ccn.com/citigroup-is-the-latest-bank-to-offer-crypto-custody-heres-how-it-will-affect-the-market/

I hope other bank and investment firm will follow and with continuous growth of bitcoin adoption i'm pretty sure others would do the same even stock exchange in other country are offering crypto trading.

Frankly speaking, the Banks big wings should not be playing behind the scene because the government have tried many ways to infiltrate into the world of cryptocurrency, maybe they have something behind; that's yet to be reveal. We have seen some account be closed from Banks that discovered their client operating under cryptocurrency, the most recent case is that of the Bitpay among others.

[maldini]

Although Citibank offers crypto to investors, the effect has not been significant so far, crypto needs other support to rise again. I hope there will be many large platforms that support bitcoin and come out of this long correction zone