{"id":113765,"date":"2021-05-07T06:12:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=113765"},"modified":"2021-05-07T06:12:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T06:12:56","slug":"citi-weighs-launching-cryptocurrency-services-after-surge-in-client-interest-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/citi-weighs-launching-cryptocurrency-services-after-surge-in-client-interest-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"Citi weighs launching cryptocurrency services after surge in client interest- FT"},"content":{"rendered":"
May 7 (Reuters) – Citigroup Inc is weighing the option of providing cryptocurreny-related services after a surge in interest from clients, the Financial Times reported on.ft.com\/33musLT on Friday.<\/p>\n
The bank has not yet decided whether it will offer clients cryptocurrency-related services, but trading, custody and financing are all under consideration, the newspaper reported, citing Itay Tuchman, the bank\u2019s global head of foreign exchange.<\/p>\n
Citi has seen a \u201cvery rapid\u201d accumulation of interest in bitcoin across a broad spectrum of clients including large asset managers, Tuchman told the FT, adding that the bank was in no rush to come to a decision on how deeply it should move into the cryptocurrency market.<\/p>\n
Citigroup was not immediately available for a Reuters request for comment.<\/p>\n
Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Goldman Sachs was allowing Wall Street investors to trade with a derivative tied to bitcoin prices.<\/p>\n
Reuters reported in March that Goldman Sachs had restarted its cryptocurrency trading desk and would begin dealing with bitcoin futures and non-deliverable forwards for clients.<\/p>\n