{"id":42384,"date":"2025-08-15T13:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=42384"},"modified":"2025-08-15T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:01:36","slug":"citis-crypto-custody-gambit-puts-blockchain-etfs-in-the-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=42384","title":{"rendered":"Citi&#8217;s Crypto Custody Gambit Puts Blockchain ETFs In The Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Citigroup Inc<\/strong> (NYSE:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/C#NYSE\">C<\/a>) is considering offering custody and payment services for stablecoins, and protecting the underlying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\">assets of cryptocurrency ETFs<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street banking titan is considering<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Citigroup stock has gain more than 35% this year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/quote\/C\">Track its prices live.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>According to Reuters, the move would be one of the most significant forays by a legacy financial institution into the crypto custodial space, an area dominated primarily by digital-first companies such as <strong>Coinbase Global Inc<\/strong> (NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/COIN#NASDAQ\">COIN<\/a>). The change could have ripple effects across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/etfs\">blockchain infrastructure-linked ETFs<\/a>, fintech innovations, and crypto-centric platforms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/markets\/commodities\/25\/08\/46820465\/gold-to-3500-citi-thinks-so-bitcoin-hits-114k-as-weak-jobs-trump-tariffs-trigger-flight-to-safety\">Gold To $3,500? Citi Thinks So\u2014Bitcoin Hits $114K As Weak Jobs, Trump Tariffs Trigger Flight To Safety<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ETFs That Could Benefit<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Blockchain Infrastructure ETFs:<\/strong> Vehicles such as the <strong>Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF<\/strong> (NYSE:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/BLOK#NYSE\">BLOK<\/a>) and the <strong>Global X Blockchain ETF <\/strong>(NASDAQ:<a class=\"ticker\" href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/stock\/BKCH#NASDAQ\">BKCH<\/a>) would also gain from greater investor trust in crypto custody security and authenticity. The presence of Citi would indicate institutional support for blockchain as a fundamental financial service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Fintech and Payment ETFs: <\/strong>The <strong>Global X &#8230;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/crypto\/25\/08\/47152811\/citis-crypto-custody-gambit-puts-blockchain-etfs-in-the-spotlight\" alt=\"Citi's\" crypto custody gambit puts blockchain etfs in the spotlight>Full story available on Benzinga.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) is considering offering custody and payment services for stablecoins, and protecting the underlying assets of cryptocurrency ETFs. The Wall Street banking titan is considering Citigroup stock has gain more than 35% this year. Track its prices live. According to Reuters, the move would be one of the most significant forays by a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3,4,5],"class_list":["post-42384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-crypto","tag-doge","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42384\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}