Standard Chartered and B2C2 Partner to Bring Bitcoin Trading Into Banking
Standard Chartered has formed a partnership with B2C2 to integrate institutional bitcoin trading into the bank’s client offerings, combining the bank’s custody and balance-sheet capabilities with B2C2’s market-making and execution services. The collaboration targets institutional investors that require regulated access, deeper liquidity, and counterparty certainty when trading digital assets.
The move broadens mainstream banking’s on-ramps to crypto and could accelerate institutional adoption by simplifying custody, compliance and execution under a familiar banking umbrella. While the arrangement focuses on bitcoin trading, it may also bolster interest in other digital-assets (including tokens like LINK) as banks and clients seek multi-asset trading and custody solutions. For clients, the partnership promises more seamless access and potentially lower execution frictions when moving between fiat and crypto markets.