Bitcoin Not for Us, No Plans to Launch Crypto Trading Desk: HSBC CEO

HSBC has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer the digital coins as an investment to customers, because they are too volatile and lack transparency, CEO Noel Quinn said.

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