# Brevan Howard Digital

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-03**: UAE institutional spot crypto trading launches — Standard Chartered launches Bitcoin and Ether spot trading for institutional clients in the UAE, becoming the first G-SIB to offer the service in the Gulf country.
- **2026-01**: Updated DFSA crypto rules take effect — New DFSA rules governing crypto token activities in the DIFC come into force, providing an updated regulatory foundation for the UAE digital asset market.
- **2025-07**: UK institutional spot crypto trading launch — Standard Chartered begins offering deliverable Bitcoin and Ether spot trading through its UK branch, becoming the first G-SIB to do so.
- **2024-09**: Standard Chartered launches UAE digital asset custody — Standard Chartered receives a DFSA license and begins offering institutional custody for Bitcoin and Ether, with Brevan Howard Digital as the first client.
- **2022**: DFSA introduces crypto token framework — The Dubai Financial Services Authority establishes a framework requiring firms conducting regulated financial services involving crypto tokens in or from the DIFC to obtain authorization.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### StanChart is 1st G-SIB to offer UAE spot BTC/ETH trading
2026-09-04 00:28:16 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 4

Standard Chartered has opened a regulated, deliverable Bitcoin and Ether spot trading desk for institutions in the UAE, integrating crypto execution into its existing FX infrastructure. As the first global systemically important bank in the Gulf to do so, it sets a competitive benchmark for banks and gives asset managers a compliant route to spot digital assets with flexible custody.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/standard-chartered-uae-bitcoin-ether-spot-trading

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