As the cryptocurrency industry gradually enters a regulatory framework, PNC Bank, the eighth largest commercial bank in the US, announced a strategic partnership with Coinbase. Through the latter's 'Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS)' platform, millions of its users will be able to trade cryptocurrencies directly on the bank's platform, symbolizing that this type of collaboration model has the potential to become a tool for future banks to integrate cryptocurrency operations.
PNC partners with Coinbase to provide cryptocurrency trading services
PNC Bank announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with the US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase to provide customers with services to trade and hold crypto assets directly through their bank accounts. This will be achieved through Coinbase's 'Crypto-as-a-Service (CaaS)' platform, allowing users to easily buy and sell cryptocurrencies without logging out of their bank accounts.
According to the statement, PNC will provide some banking infrastructure to Coinbase, while Coinbase will offer secure and scalable trading and custody technology to help PNC quickly launch digital asset services. PNC Chairman and CEO William S. Demchak stated:
As our customers' demand for digital assets grows, our collaboration with Coinbase accelerates our ability to provide innovative crypto financial solutions to them.
Safety and regulation go hand in hand: What changes does the CaaS model bring?
The key to this collaboration lies in the CaaS toolkit provided by Coinbase, allowing traditional banks to enter the crypto space with minimal cost and secure compliance. Coinbase's institutional head Brett Tejpaul pointed out:
CaaS allows banks like PNC to quickly structure cryptocurrency products and provide the best experience to customers with 'security as a priority'.
In terms of user experience, this intuitive and easy-to-understand seamless integration will further lower the barriers for the public to enter the crypto market, especially for conservative investors and institutional users, which will be a significant incentive. According to PNC's Q2 financial report, by Q2 2025, the bank had managed over $421 billion in assets, indicating a market scale that cannot be underestimated.
Wall Street is fully entering the fray, with crypto becoming the new core battlefield of finance.
This collaboration occurs as Wall Street fully accelerates its embrace of digital assets. Recently, Standard Chartered has opened up spot trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum to institutional clients; JPMorgan emphasized that regulators are more inclined to support 'tokenized deposits' rather than private stablecoins, but the bank will participate in both to maintain market competitiveness.
(JPMorgan and Coinbase jointly launched the JPMD deposit token pilot program, with Base as the preferred testing ground)
At the same time, Citibank has also revealed that the American banking sector will launch a stablecoin alliance composed of multiple banks; the US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is also reported to be developing its own stablecoin. This highlights that as the three major cryptocurrency bills in the US have become clear, Wall Street's interest in stablecoins has spread from commercial banks to foundational financial infrastructure.
(Citibank: The US banking industry will jointly establish a stablecoin alliance pending the passage of the GENIUS Act)
With the three major cryptocurrency bills being enacted, the digital financial landscape in the US will be reshaped.
In addition to the expanding market demand, supportive policies have also laid a solid foundation for this collaboration. The (GENIUS) Act recently signed by US President Trump establishes a federal regulatory framework for the issuance and circulation of stablecoins in a market valued at over $250 billion.
This includes reserve requirements, auditing mechanisms, exchange rights protection, and regulatory standards for issuing entities, bringing legal stability to the market and significantly reshaping the competitive landscape for participants.
(Trump signs the (GENIUS Act): The US stablecoin market enters a new regulatory era, who are the winners? How does USDT survive?)
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