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Switzerland’s Sygnum Bank announced that its customers could use its institutional-grade banking platform to stake ETH for Ethereum 2.0 from their existing wallets. Sygnum’s Pioneering Move Sygnum revealed that it intends to become the first banking institution to provide Ethereum 2.0 staking. In doing so, its clients may be able to earn returns of up to 7 percent per annum (at current estimations). The bank, which is both Swiss- and Singapore-based, announced that staking...

The Swiss banking giant UBS sounded a note of caution to its customers that regulatory crackdowns can pop the “bubble-like” crypto markets. Furthermore, they said bitcoin might become an unsuitable option for professional investors. Beware of Popping The Bubble In a recent note, the multinational investment bank – UBS Group AG – warned its clients about the current dangers in the crypto market. Executives of the Switzerland-based institution opined that the recent regulatory...

21Shares AG, the Swiss-based issuer of cryptocurrency-oriented Exchange-Traded Products, continues with launching such ETPs in Europe. The latest will track the performance of Solana (SOL) and will go live on June 30th on the Swiss stock exchange. SOL ETP Coming to SIX Exchange The company, aiming to close the gap between institutional investors and regulated cryptocurrency products, announced its latest ETP in a press release shared with CryptoPotato. It will track the...

After conducting tests for several months, the Swiss branch of the large Spanish bank – Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBCA) – has announced plans to release two services related to the cryptocurrency industry. According to the official statement, private banking customers based only in Switzerland will have the option to trade bitcoin and other digital assets starting from Monday – June 21st. BBVA’s second service will enable its clients to store their digital assets on a...

CV VC Top 50 Report: Crypto Valley in Schweiz und Liechtenstein zählt 842 Bitcoin und Blockchain Unternehmen CV VC (Crypto Valley Venture Capital) investiert seit zweieinhalb Jahren in Early-Stage-Startups aus der ganzen Welt. Diese entwickeln Produkte, Anwendungen und Dienstleistungen auf der Blockchain-Technologie. Unter dem Verwaltungsratspräsidenten Alex Wassmer und dem CEO und Gründer Mathias Ruch hat CV VC nun eine Finanzierungsrunde...

The Diem Association announced a strategic partnership with the crypto-friendly US bank – Silvergate Bank. Consequently, both parties plan to launch a stablecoin pegged to the American dollar. Additionally, the Association will relocate from Switzerland to the United States. A New Home for Diem The blockchain-based payment system Diem, launched by the social media behemoth Facebook, announced a new model of its impending stablecoin. The project – formerly known as Libra –...

The line between crypto and traditional banking services is beginning to thin out even more. UBS Group, one of the largest investment firms in Switzerland, has announced that it is looking into potentially offering its wealthiest clients varying crypto options as demand for digital assets has grown exponentially in the past few years. UBS Group Has Joined the Crypto Rankings Crypto continues to boom in popularity, with the space now becoming more legitimized and...

The trend of giant banks developing crypto services is expanded beyond the US with Switzerland’s UBS Group AG. The institution plans to enable its wealthy customers exposure to digital asset investments later in the year. By citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that UBS Group AG is in the “early stages of planning to offer wealthy customers digital currency investments.” The bank, based in Zurich, Switzerland, with over $1 trillion in Assets Under...

WisdomTree Investments, a NY-based fund manager, has launched a physically-backed Ethereum ETP on two European stock exchanges through its local subsidiaries. This becomes the organization’s second crypto-related ETP released in the past month, after an exchange-traded product following the performance of Bitcoin. WisdomTree’s ETH ETP Live in Europe Headquartered in New York, WisdomTree Investments is an exchange-traded fund and exchange-traded product sponsor, and an asset...

After launching ETPs for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin, Europe’s largest crypto investment firm, CoinShares, has continued expanding its portfolio with the addition of an XRP exchange-traded product. As with the previous similar initiatives, the XRP ETP will be listed on the regulated Six Swiss Exchange, and each unit will be backed by physical tokens. CoinShares Launches XRP ETP Despite the ongoing legal case in the US against the country’s securities regulator, Ripple’s...