Summary
- Charles Schwab announced plans to introduce a Bitcoin spot trading service within the next 12 months.
- CEO Rick Wurster expressed expectations to implement the service through changes in the regulatory environment.
- Wurster highlighted a 400% increase in visits to the virtual asset website, indicating high investor interest.
It has been reported that Charles Schwab, the largest brokerage firm in the United States, is pushing to introduce a Bitcoin (BTC) spot trading service within a year.
According to a report by RIABiz cited by Cointelegraph on the 20th (local time), Rick Wurster, CEO of Charles Schwab, stated, "Our goal is to provide a direct spot cryptocurrency service within the next 12 months," and added, "We expect to be able to implement this as the regulatory environment changes, and we are already making progress."
He also emphasized investor interest by citing a 400% surge in visits to the company's virtual asset (cryptocurrency) website.
Meanwhile, CEO Wurster mentioned in an interview with Yahoo Finance last November, "If customers want to trade digital assets, we plan to support it. However, we will expand the service after clear regulations are established."
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