-- VersaBank (VBNK.TO) 週一宣布，已開始根據先前公佈的與加拿大數位資產基礎設施公司 Stablecorp 達成的託管服務協議接收 QCAD 存款。 Stablecorp 是 QCAD 數位信託的服務商，其投資者包括 Coinbase、Circle、DeFi Technologies 和 FTP Ventures。 QCAD 是加拿大首個符合監管規定的加幣穩定幣。 VersaBank 也祝賀 Stablecorp 將 QCAD 上線 Kraken。 Kraken 是加拿大註冊的限制性交易商，也是全球歷史最悠久的加密資產交易平台之一。根據上線協議，QCAD 將在 Kraken 上進行交易，從而促進以加元計價的數位資產交易結算。 「QCAD 存款的開始流入不僅進一步驗證了我們的 VersaVault 技術已做好迎接快速增長的數位資產市場的準備，也標誌著 VersaBank 迎來了數位資產策略的首個重要里程碑，實現了我們的首筆新增收入。」總裁 David Taylor 表示。 「預計未來四年內，流通中的穩定幣價值將增長至高達4萬億美元，增長20倍。持牌且受監管的銀行，如同幾個世紀以來一樣，是個人和企業值得信賴的存款保管機構，它們完全有能力繼續履行這一職責。」他補充道。 VersaBank的股票在多倫多證券交易所收盤上漲2.20美元，至24.05美元。
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