Argentina's largest two banks to allow crypto trading
Argentina’s largest bank has embraced crypto and will allow its customers to begin purchasing four crypto assets including Bitcoin through their accounts at the bank. Argentina’s largest and second-largest private banks, Banco Galicia and Brubank, have announced that they will allow customers to make crypto purchases.Bloomberg reported on May 2 that a resounding 60% of respondents to an Argentinian poll asked for more access to crypto, which catalyzed the banks’ decisions to begin allowing crypto trading. Affiliate at market research firm Americas Market Intelligence, Ignacio Carballo,....
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Banco Galicia, one of the largest financial institutions in Argentina, has introduced cryptocurrency trading as part of the services it is currently offering to customers. Users interested in investing in cryptocurrency are already able to purchase four different crypto assets directly from the home banking app of the financial institution, making it reportedly the first bank to offer this possibility to Argentinian customers.
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