SBI Holdings Crypto Exchange: When a company launches a new initiative or product, excitement tends to follow and the news often circulates around the market, attracting the eye of different people. Even so, today’s buzz, caused by SBI Holdings- a Japanese finance behemoth, is a different story. 

On Monday, news broke of SBI Holdings launching a crypto exchange. Sure, there are tons of crypto exchanges out there, but how many mainstream financial institutions have launched one? The answer is one, and that institution is none other than SBI Holdings.

Crypto News | SBI Holdings Crypto Exchange  

On Monday, the SBI Holdings crypto exchange launch was confirmed. Now, this is important crypto news for two reasons, in particular. First, SBI Holdings is the first mainstream financial company to roll out a virtual currency exchange. Second, SBI Holdings revealed its intention to launch a crypto exchange back in 2016. So, needless to say, the launch of the SBI Holdings crypto exchange has been a long time coming. 

Following the news, the SBI Holdings stock soared. The stock was last seen trading up nearly 5%. 

Source: Google Finance 

Exchange Details

Right now, we know a few details regarding the SBI Holdings crypto exchange, but there are likely to be additions and changes made in the forthcoming weeks. Here’s what we know for sure, though: 

The exchange is called the VCTRADE exchange 
VCTRADE went live today
If you registered for the crypto exchange in October 2017, you will be accepted today
The SBI Holdings crypto exchange will initially focus on trading Ripple (available on Binance) (XRP) 
At a later time, coins like Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) Cash and Bitcoin (available on Coinbase) will be listed
A wider audience will be eligible to use the exchange next month.

The Crypto Community Reacts