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  "id": 14399624,
  "title": "Standard Chartered unlocks direct bitcoin and ether trading for affluent UAE clients",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/standard-chartered-unlocks-direct-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:10:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CoinDesk",
    "slug": "coindesk",
    "url": "https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/10/14/standard-chartered-unlocks-direct-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-for-affluent-uae-clients"
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  "summary": "The bank manages custody and settlement in-house via a closed-loop model, removing the need for separate crypto wallets.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Standard Chartered posts strong half-year performance …Profit after tax rises 10% tos GH¢320m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/standard-chartered-posts-strong-half-year-performance-profit-after",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:45:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Standard Chartered expands Bitcoin and Ether trading to professional investors in UAE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/standard-chartered-expands-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-to-professional",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:07:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}