I read this article 2 hours ago and I think it's a great use case for more companies to understand the value of accepting crypto.
I disagree. Accepting crypto only because it will give you some media coverage and some new clients, while making good business sense for the company in question, isn't exactly a "great use case" for bitcoin on the whole. We want to reach a point where companies want to accept crypto because it is cheaper, faster, easier, safer, etc., than accepting fiat.
In terms of this bank specifically, I was concerned when I read this line in the article:
Furthermore, customers will not be required to have their own cryptocurrency wallet and will regularly receive reports on their cryptocurrency holdings from the bank.
It says customers will not be
required to use their own wallet, but it doesn't say if customers
can use their own wallet if they wish to. Trusting a third party institution, such as a bank, exchange, or web wallet, to hold your coins on your behalf has only ever turned out poorly, with such institutions being hacked, shutting down, disappearing, scamming, becoming insolvent, etc. Not your keys, not your bitcoin.