Corporate customers of US currency exchange Bittrex can now pay for tokens in dollars after the Seattle - based company signed an agreement with New York 's Signature Bank . The move followed Coinbase 's tie - ups with US institutions Cross River Bank , Metropolitan Bank and Silvergate Bank , and UK lender Barclays . Bittrex CEO Ken Shihara said the collaboration had taken a long time to bring to fruition , but it signalled that " crypto is turning the corner in terms of mainstream acceptance " . “It’s not just about banks being able to trust Bittrex; it’s about banks being able to trust crypto in general, and I think it’s really showing that crypto is turning the corner in terms of mainstream acceptance.” Other US banks have banned account holders from using credit cards or current accounts to buy cryptocurrencies .
Corporate customers of US currency exchange Bittrex can now pay for tokens in dollars after the Seattle - based company signed an agreement with New York 's Signature Bank . The move followed Coinbase 's tie - ups with US institutions Cross River Bank , Metropolitan Bank and Silvergate Bank , and UK lender Barclays . Bittrex CEO Ken Shihara said the collaboration had taken a long time to bring to fruition , but it signalled that " crypto is turning the corner in terms of mainstream acceptance " . Other US banks have banned account holders from using credit cards or current accounts to buy cryptocurrencies .