Corporate customers using US cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex can now pay for tokens in dollars after the Seattle -based company signed an agreement with UK Signature Bank . The move followed Coinbase's tie-ups with US institutions Silvergate Bank , Bittrex and Silvergate Bank , and UK lender Bill Shihara . Bittrex CEO Barclays 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 debit cards or current accounts to buy cryptocurrencies.
Corporate customers using US cryptocurrency 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 Bill 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 debit cards or current accounts to buy cryptocurrencies.