{
  "id": 5302201,
  "title": "Standard Chartered to launch institutional bitcoin and ether spot trading in the UAE",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/standard-chartered-to-launch-institutional-bitcoin-and-ether-spot",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:26:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Finextra",
    "slug": "finextra",
    "url": "https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/110802/standard-chartered-to-launch-institutional-bitcoin-and-ether-spot-trading-in-the-uae"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Standard Chartered is expanding its institutional Bitcoin and Ether spot trading in the UAE through its entity in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), known as Standard Chartered DIFC.\n\nThe move is part of the bank's efforts to grow its digital assets business.\n\nNo further details on the expansion were provided in the reports.",
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNA - Business",
        "title": "Standard Chartered launches institutional spot crypto trading in UAE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/standard-chartered-launches-institutional-spot-crypto-trading-in-uae",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:03:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arabian Post",
        "title": "Standard Chartered opens UAE institutional crypto trading",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/standard-chartered-opens-uae-institutional-crypto-trading",
        "published": "2026-09-03T09:29:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Cointelegraph",
        "title": "Standard Chartered launches spot Bitcoin and Ether trading in UAE",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/standard-chartered-launches-spot-bitcoin-and-ether-trading-in-uae",
        "published": "2026-09-03T10:15:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
}