{"id":455459,"date":"2022-05-31T12:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/top-30-panama-bank-is-bitcoin-friendly-welcomes-crypto-services\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T12:52:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T09:52:27","slug":"top-30-panama-bank-is-bitcoin-friendly-welcomes-crypto-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-30-panama-bank-is-bitcoin-friendly-welcomes-crypto-services\/","title":{"rendered":"# Top 30 Panama Bank is &#8216;Bitcoin friendly,&#8217; welcomes crypto services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a6f3801f65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a6f3801f65\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/top-30-panama-bank-is-bitcoin-friendly-welcomes-crypto-services\/#%E2%80%9D_Top_30_Panama_Bank_is_%E2%80%98Bitcoin_friendly_welcomes_crypto_services_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Top 30 Panama Bank is &#8216;Bitcoin friendly,&#8217; welcomes crypto services   &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Top_30_Panama_Bank_is_%E2%80%98Bitcoin_friendly_welcomes_crypto_services_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Top 30 Panama Bank is &#8216;Bitcoin friendly,&#8217; welcomes crypto services   &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDUvNWNiYzg2MzUtYjRjMy00YmYyLWE5ODEtZDRlYzAxYjQ3YmJlLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Panama\u2019s path to crypto adoption is stepping up a gear. Towerbank, a Panamanian financial institution with over 200 employees and 40 years of banking experience, has declared itself Bitcoin friendly (BTC), paving the way for crypto accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of tweets and leaks from a blockchain meetup in Panama&#8217;s capital, Panama City the bank is opening the floodgates to the crypto community. During the blockchain meetup hosted by the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain of Panama on May 26, representatives from Towerbank invited crypto enthusiasts to open accounts at the bank. <\/p>\n<p>Reportedly, Gabriel Campa, \u200b\u200bvice president of product for Towerbank shared that crypto customers would not suffer \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bitfinance.news\/en\/towerbank-launched-its-crypto-friendly-account-in-panama\/\">setbacks<\/a>\u201d that\u2013ordinarily\u2013Panamanian citizens would be subject to when executing crypto activities at the bank. <\/p>\n<p>Cristobal Pereira, Executive Director of the Latam Blockchain Summit and an attendee of the meetup with Towerbank and Campa shared, \u201cTowerbank is crypto-friendly.\u201d In a tweet, he stated that crypto enthusiasts can \u201ccome to open accounts and deposit withdrawals from exchanges without fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Ac\u00e1 en Panam\u00e1  en <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/meetup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#meetup<\/a> con <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Towerbank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Towerbank<\/a> y anuncian que son <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#crypto<\/a> friendly, y pueden venir a abrir cuentas y depositar retiros desde exchanges sin miedo\u2026 primer banco en Latam que p\u00fablicamente anuncia esto! Digno de compartir! <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mVEKFfI8Uf\">pic.twitter.com\/mVEKFfI8Uf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cristobal Pereira (@cristpereirag) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cristpereirag\/status\/1529631980144447489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nOn May 28, Towerbank\u2019s official <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account shared: \u201chello, crypto community!\u201d, confirming rumors that the Top 30 Panamanian bank had taken a shine to crypto enthusiasts in Latin America. The tweet has since been pinned to the profile. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Hola comunidad <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Crypto?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Crypto<\/a> !<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Towerbank (@Towerbank) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Towerbank\/status\/1530679669888061441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.criptonoticias.com\/comunidad\/banco-panama-declara-amigable-bitcoin-crea-cuentas-bitcoiners\/\">Reportedly<\/a>, crypto-related transactions are limited up to $5,000 per month and the bank is not offering direct crypto to crypto services. To date, the move is a gesture to the crypto community that digital assets under a certain amount can be used at the bank without obstacles.<\/p>\n<p>Towerbank has since retweeted tweets suggesting that customers will be able to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Truverzpty\/status\/1530023589830869009?s=20&amp;t=DhisKHztnU0jsQRoTfQmdA\">link<\/a> their crypto accounts\u2013such as <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/por_PatriciaV\/status\/1530021553445937169?s=20&amp;t=dAzbfi2MgC8nvgwxwY94bg\">Binance<\/a>\u2013directly to their Towerbank bank accounts, but no official statement has been made. <\/p>\n<p>A groundswell of pro crypto sentiment has stirred in Panama, but the President announced in May that a crypto bill won&#8217;t land any time soon.\u00a0For some commentators, the bank\u2019s pro-crypto <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/davisclick\/status\/1530202989918621696?s=20&amp;t=gsHz01EXFBJJVZaUJSTqpA\">move<\/a> is not only a means to undermine the poor reputation that crypto endures but also to diversify its customer base, expanding to the money-oriented crypto community.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0Paraguay paves the way for crypto regulation despite internal opposition<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, the bank drove home its Bitcoiner credentials when the Twitter account retweeted a meme created by Bitcoiner Aldo Antinori. In the tweet, Towerbank\u2019s flagship construction, located in Panama City\u2019s financial district wears Bitcoin-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ropriate laser eyes. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a1Buen\u00edsimo Aldo! Te qued\u00f3 a otro nivel  <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U0waaZtOd4\">https:\/\/t.co\/U0waaZtOd4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Towerbank (@Towerbank) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Towerbank\/status\/1530223806190583810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cointelegraph has reached out to Towerbank for comment and will update the article as soon as possible. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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