HSBC Adds Coinbase to Crypto Ban List


"Europe's largest bank in Europe, with total assets of $2.715 trillion, is likely to avoid Coinbase's newly listed COIN stock because of lingering worries about crypto’s role in money laundering and criminal activity."That's rich.https://ift.tt/32xvW5p via /r/CryptoCurrency https://ift.tt/3axzQzU

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