MONEYWEB app instead? HSBC CEO says Bitcoin not for us HSBC has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer the digital coins as an investment to customer. By Lawrence White and Rachel Armstrong, Reuters 24 May 2021 11:50 Image: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic HSBC has no plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading desk or offer the digital coins as an investment to customers, because they are too volatile and lack transparency, its Chief Executive Noel Quinn told Reuters. Europe’s biggest bank’s stance on cryptocurrencies comes as the world’s biggest and best-known, Bitcoin, has tumbled nearly 50% from the year’s high, after China cracked down on mining the currency and prominent advocate Elon Musk tempered his support.