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Xapo Bank announced to crypto.news that it will become the first licensed retail bank to offer its customers the ability to buy, sell and hold Ethereum (ETH), Cardano (ADA) and Polygon (MATIC) cryptocurrencies. The bank, which received its full banking license in Gibraltar in 2018, has previously only allowed customers to
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Xapo is also expected to expand beyond its Bitcoin-only by allowing customers to trade Ether as well. Crypto-friendly bank Xapo has been granted a securities broker license that allows it to offer its European clients the ability to trade S&P 500 stocks like Apple along with its crypto asset management offering.
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Starting out with a wallet, a cold-storage custody vault and a reserve of 30,000 bitcoin (BTC) back in 2013, Xapo later set up in Gibraltar under its virtual asset service provider (VASP) framework. Since beginning the process in 2019, Xapo has been granted a banking license, obtained principal membership with
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Xapo's CEO said the move "is in line with the positive shifts we are witnessing in Asia’s evolving crypto landscape." Original Source
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Customers of the bank may now use the world’s largest stablecoin for payments. Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank has further established itself as one of the world’s most crypto-friendly institutions. In its most recent move, the bank is set to allow its clients to make Tether (USDT) deposits and withdrawals, starting from the
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The crypto-friendly bank announced earlier in the year support for USDC services. Original Source
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Asides from integrating a USDC payment rail, Xapo Bank recently partnered with Faster Payment System (FPS) to extend its global reach. Bitcoin custodian and privately licensed bank Xapo Bank is collaborating with Circle to use USDC payment rails as a SWIFT alternative. According to the bank, it has added rails to
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Bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank Xapo Bank has partnered with financial technology company Circle to integrate USD Coin (USDC) payment rails as an alternative to SWIFT. Payment rails refer to the infrastructure and technology used to facilitate the movement of funds between parties in a financial transaction. Payment rails come in many
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"From today we have also added support for GBP through the Faster Payments network, meaning members will be able to make payments directly to U.K. wallets or banks," said Seamus Rocca, CEO of the retail-focused bank, in a statement to CryptoX on Tuesday. Xapo also will activate USDC payments this
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Xapo Bank, a licensed private bank and one of the top bitcoin custodians, has collaborated with Lightspark and integrated with the Lightning Network. Xapo bank offers lightning-fast payments This integration enables Xapo Bank’s customers to make lightning-fast bitcoin payments for small purchases up to $100 at any vendor that accepts Lightning payments.
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