2018-6-18 09:04 |
These clients include a few exchanges, as well as hedge funds and other crypto investors that bank at Metropolitan because it’s easier to quickly move their money to those exchanges.
(To be clear: the bank only handles fiat for customers and does not touch crypto itself.)
In the first quarter, cash management and foreign exchange conversion fees from cryptocurrency clients totaled $3.4 million, the bank disclosed in an investor presentation.
If that doesn’t sound like a lot of money, keep in mind that Metropolitan is a community bank.
‘High-touch relationship’
One reason Metropolitan Bank is an outlier in embracing the crypto industry is that most banks can’t stomach the risks.