It makes a lot of sense for a Bank to sell Bitcoin.
Yes it does, and I'm actually surprised that banks haven't started to do it yet.
Banks cannot, touch bitcoin or anything barely relted to bitcoin. Even servicing fiat accounts to crypto proved something "challenging" for banks.
This was due to a sort of "moral suasion" from central authorities about crypto-related businesses.
Now things are starting to move in hte right directions, banks are now best oriented on the level of analysis required to handle bitcoins, and regulaters are adoptin a more agnostic approach to the matter.
Hence more room dor action.
But here's the thing:
But why would make it sense from a customer point of view?
As a customer, I'm not sure I'd want to purchase bitcoin from a bank. That would be almost as bad as buying it from the government. They would obviously know where that bitcoin is going and perhaps even what it was spent on if they could connect addresses. If you're not doing anything illegal, it wouldn't cause you any trouble but who wants banks or the government tracing your financial transactions? They already can if you're using your debit card or checking account, but my guess is that if you spend bitcoin you'll be under a microscope. Yikes.
Agree, but again, we are aldready tracked in every fine details; Bitcoin on the other hand gives you the options, once you buy it, to gain some privacy.
Using this option is up to you.
NOT buying this option, leave you with no choice.
I would say that for the general public, the one who need a bank to take care of their bitcoin, that shouldn't pose a major threat.