Swissquote Partners with Bitstamp to Launch Bitcoin Trading

[kreslik.news]

Swiss bank Swissquote is the first online bank to launch Bitcoin trading. The company is pioneering a new product for the brokerage industry, choosing to launch trading in the virtual currency without leverage. Clients of the Swiss brokerage will be able to exchange euros and US dollars into Bitcoin using their trading accounts.

The lack of leverage in Swissquote’s offering represents a great alternative to unregulated exchanges for clients of the Swiss brokerage. Demand for trading cryptocurrencies has been slowly picking up amongst retail traders in recent months. As the popularity of the new asset class has been growing, several retail ... (read more)