BNP Paribas Fortis Denies Bitcoin Vault Project
BNP Paribas Fortis has denied it is exploring the idea of entering the bitcoin space as a digital vault provider. A spokesperson for the international Belgium-based bank - a subsidiary of BNP Paribas - told CoinDesk the company was not planning to allow its customers to store bitcoin as they would any other asset. The spokesperson added: "I will disappoint you because we do not have a project regarding the bitcoins. So, it's not true." BNP Paribas Fortis' denial comes after CoinDesk was contacted by a subscriber to the Bitcoin Brussels mailing list, who claimed to have received an email....
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