Hex Trust CEO Alessio Quaglini Says US Regulatory Clarity Will Unlock Bitcoin’s Next Wave
The U.S. could trigger the next global surge in cryptocurrency adoption as regulators move toward clearer rules for banks and financial institutions, according to Alessio Quaglini, CEO & Co-founder, of Hong Kong-based digital asset custodian Hex Trust.
“Give it a few months, every single bank in the U.S. will provide custody services for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC),” Alessio said in an interview with Benzinga.
“That’s when we’ll have real adoption—when banks start offering Bitcoin deposits, trading, and even structured products.”
His comments come as Washington signals greater openness to crypto integration. Alessio said banks globally have run pilots with digital assets but avoided going live because U.S. regulators hadn’t accepted it. “The perception of Bitcoin is already there,” he said. “The bottleneck has always been regulation.”
Stablecoins may prove just as transformative, Alessio added, predicting they will replace the SWIFT system for …
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