🇿🇦 AFRICA'S FIRST BANK-OPERATED #BITCOIN AND CRYPTO CUSTODY SERVICE IS LIVE 👀 South Africa's Absa has become the first bank on the continent to offer institutional digital-asset custody. Bloomberg reports Absa's new custody platform currently supports Bitcoin. ⚡️ Absa's Head of Digital Assets says Bitcoin is the predominant asset in custody. In other words 👉 A major African bank is now providing institutional clients with regulated infrastructure to securely hold and manage Bitcoin and other crypto. The service is designed for asset managers, non-bank financial institutions and corporate clients. Absa says it also plans to expand the offering to additional clients in South Africa and other African markets, subject to regulatory approval. This is what institutional adoption looks like: ➡️ The banks don't have to replace Bitcoin. ➡️ They just have to start building around it. BITCOIN CUSTODY JUST MOVED DEEPER INTO AFRICAN BANKING. 🟠 ---- 📲 Send this to a friend who needs ...