Traditional Banks Watching As Crypto Currencies Make News

Traditional Banks Watching As Crypto Currencies Make News

PIERRE — While crypto currencies like Bitcoin are getting a lot of attention, commercial banks are waiting on the sidelines.  South Dakota Bankers Association President Karl Adam says they opposed a bill in this year’s legislature dealing with those online transactions…

Adam says the volatility of crypto currency is a problem for banks..

Adam says there are trust companies in the state that do deal in the crypto world…

One Bitcoin is now valued at about fifty-three thousand dollars, with a total circulation of over one trillion dollars.