Bank · United States
PNC
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (PNC Bank, N.A.) · pnc.com (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
2/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-10-24
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 24.5 | Live — restricted / specific counterparties · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 15 | Live — restricted / specific counterparties · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Custody & trading |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2025-12-09 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Custody & trading · United States
PNC Private Bank direct spot bitcoin trading (Coinbase CaaS)
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Live — restricted / specific counterparties2025-12-09
- commercial
- Live — restricted / specific counterparties2025-12-09
PNC launched direct spot bitcoin trading for eligible PNC Private Bank clients in December 2025, powered by Coinbase's Crypto-as-a-Service infrastructure, with plans to expand to more client segments.
Scope: Eligible PNC Private Bank clients; bitcoin only at launch.
In tracker · last verified 2026-10-24
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
No licence or registration record in our verified data. This means “not reviewed”, not “unlicensed”.
Partners & providers
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No partner or provider named in our verified sources yet.
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
None in our verified data.
Markets (from stated target markets): United States
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2025-12-09 · Status
Direct spot bitcoin trading launched for eligible PNC Private Bank clients.
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