{"id":36989,"date":"2021-02-24T19:50:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T17:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=36989"},"modified":"2025-08-29T09:13:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T06:13:24","slug":"swiss-bank-with-177-year-history-adds-cryptocurrency-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/swiss-bank-with-177-year-history-adds-cryptocurrency-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss bank with 177-year history adds cryptocurrency support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1844 in Geneva, private bank Bordier &amp; Cie<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bordier.swiss\/en\/2021\/02\/24\/bordier-and-cie-scma-to-offer-cryptocurrencies-to-their-customers-via-sygnums-all-in-one-b2b-banking-platform\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to its list of services the purchase, trading and custody of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Tezos. The initiative was implemented with the mediation of the regulated crypto-bank Sygnum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have listened to clients who are interested in diversifying capital through an alternative asset class such as cryptocurrencies\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u2014 said Evrard Bordier, managing partner of Bordier &#038; Cie.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the future, the bank plans to increase the number of supported digital assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service is implemented with the support of the crypto bank Sygnum. Developed by it, its B2B platform will provide secure storage of private keys, access to liquidity providers and transaction monitoring. The partner will also provide assurances of AML compliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBordier continues its 177-year tradition of preserving clients&#8217; capital for future generations, by offering assets of the next generation\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, \u2014 commented Matthias Imbach, co-founder of Sygnum.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assets under management at 21Shares, the Swiss provider of crypto exchange-traded products, recently<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/21shares-assets-under-management-exceed-1-billion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reached $1 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, marking 100% growth over two weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December, the crypto bank Sygnum <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/swiss-regulated-cryptocurrency-bank-sygnum-tokenised-its-shares-and-plans-to-conduct-the-first-dlt-based-ipo-among-financial-institutions\"> tokenized its shares<\/a> on the platform Desygnate. The solution is compatible with the <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/switzerland-to-implement-a-legal-framework-for-blockchain-regulation-in-2021\">coming into force<\/a> in February 2021 under the Swiss Blockchain Act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog news on Telegram: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forkloglive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog FEED<\/a> \u2014 all the news, <a href=\"https:\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ForkLog<\/a> \u2014 the most important news and polls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 1844 in Geneva, private bank Bordier &#038; Cie added to its services the purchase, trading and custody of Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Tezos. 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