PNC Bank today announced the launch of direct spot bitcoin trading capabilities for eligible clients of PNC Private Bank®, making PNC the first to market with such an offering among the major U.S. banks. Powered by Coinbase's Crypto-as-a-Service ("CaaS") market leading infrastructure, PNC has enabled clients to buy, hold and sell bitcoin directly through PNC's own digital banking platform. The launch marks a key milestone in PNC's strategic partnership with Coinbase, announced in July, to provide trusted, secure and innovative digital asset solutions to PNC's private banking clients. The first generation of PNC's new ... (full story)