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“We are the first traditional bank in Switzerland to offer cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals,” Serge Kaulitz, Luzerner Kantonalbank AG (LUKB) Head of DLT, Blockchain and Digital Assets, says. “This is made possible through Sygnum’s C-AML tool, which ensures that transactions are AML-compliant.” Learn more about Sygnum Bank’s crypto compliance and RegTech services here:https://lnkd.in/dFcmCBbx Magdalena Boškić #RegTech #blockchain #digitalassets Read the disclaimer here: https://bit.ly/3YW7Gsf

Co-Founders Mathias Imbach and Gerald Goh were in Hong Kong this week to talk about everything from tokenization to Sygnum's future plans in the APAC region. A big thank-you to the organisers of SmartCon and the Web3 Trust Summit for having them on panels and interviews. Both Mathias and Gerald will be speaking at the Singapore Fintech Festival next week so if you missed them in Hong Kong, come meet us at the Expo from 6 - 8 November 2024. Web3 Harbour Chainlink Labs Gary Liu   #hongkong #singapore #digitalassets

Bitcoin News Schweiz: 📢 "Sygnum Bank Crypto Yield Fund Evolves to Extend Global Access for Investors" They write "Sygnum, a global digital asset banking group, today announces the successful transition of its Yield Core AMC, a product that invests in yield-generating strategies in crypto, including lending, funding arbitrage and liquidity provision, into a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure. This evolution broadens the fund’s international distribution potential, enhances investor protection, and reinforces its already strong risk-return profile." Markus Hämmerli, Head of Liquid Strategies at Sygnum Bank, says “Yield Core’s transition into the Luxembourg RAIF structure is an important step in our ongoing efforts to provide, amongst others, best-in-class crypto yield solutions to our growing investor base” Bitcoin News Schweiz adds "This transition also solves a key challenge faced by investors: how to access diversified crypto yield sources in a secure, trusted and institutionally recognised structure. The new RAIF format provides an attractive alternative to traditional fixed income and market-neutral investment strategies, particularly in today’s uncertain macroeconomic environment, offering investors an attractive and diversified source of returns" Fabian Dori Stefan Edelmann Mathias Imbach Martin Burgherr Thomas Eichenberger Dom Castley MBA MCIM Jennifer Aubrecht Yara Ainsworth https://lnkd.in/epAaKQGA

🔔 Sygnum Bank's 2024 Q4 Quarterly Investment Outlook. The crypto market’s perception of US election outcomes has shifted from viewing a Democratic win as negative to seeing it as neutral. Bitcoin’s numerous positive drivers remain in place, with renewed institutional inflows, growing demand for safe haven assets and the promising launch of Bitcoin restaking.   As further centralised and decentralised entities launch their own Layer 2s, the short-term impact on revenues may perpetuate the prevailing negative sentiment around Ethereum and may further delay institutional allocations; however, it would be premature to reassess Ethereum’s medium- to long-term outlook as they implement their scaling strategy. Despite transaction volume growth, the Layer 2 sector is hindered by large supply from new launches and token unlocks, and revenues leaking to protocols without a token.    Sentiment has revived around AI-linked tokens, and decentralised prediction markets are in focus after Polymarket’s success.   The market is rewarding evidence of real user growth (Helium) and efforts to improve projects’ token models (Aave, Uniswap), while the tokens of most DEPIN projects, as well as most RWA tokenisation protocols, are lagging the market despite positive underlying trends for both subsectors.   An unfortunate trend is the memecoin sector’s outperformance over all other sectors year-to-date; not only do these tokens lack fundamental value, but they also soak up funds that might otherwise be available to economically useful projects. Learn more in this report: Trends and drivers ➡ Protocol Layer ➡ Application Layer – DeFi ➡ Application Layer – Emergent use cases ➡ Stablecoins News review 🔍 Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/emGvzdAi Katalin Tischhauser, Lucas Schweiger, Fabian Dori, Markus Hämmerli, Stefan Edelmann, Olga Voldiner, Rico Müller, Juan Carlos Largo Castellà, Federico Pepe, Lukas Döbelin

Today Sygnum is announcing the transition of its Crypto Yield Fund to a Luxembourg Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure, strengthening investor protection and broadening access to a market-neutral crypto strategy.   “Yield Core’s transition into the Luxembourg RAIF structure is an important step in our ongoing efforts to provide, amongst others, best-in-class crypto yield solutions to our growing investor base,” said Markus Hämmerli, Head Liquid Strategies at Sygnum. “This move not only increases investor protection and convenience but also strengthens our international distribution, further demonstrating Sygnum’s commitment to leading shaping Future Finance innovation in the digital asset space.”   🔎 Read the full announcement and disclaimer: https://lnkd.in/ehXkbSiU   #assetmanagement #cryptofunds Fabian Dori Markus Haemmerli Stefan Edelmann Dom Castley MBA MCIM HAUCK AUFHÄUSER LAMPE Jennifer Aubrecht Nicolò D. Joshua Taucher

🎬 Mathias Imbach, Sygnum Bank's Co-Founder and Group CEO, talks about what future finance means for Sygnum:  "Future finance does not mean that we will all be managing self-custodised assets, and we don’t need institutions such as Sygnum anymore," Mathias Imbach says. "Future finance means that ultimately asset base and ownership is secured on a public-permissionless blockchain and not on servers controlled by one/ few institutions." Watch Chainlink's full video with Mathias here: https://lnkd.in/dgJaqqTF Disclaimer: https://bit.ly/3YW7Gsf 

US election betting boom in decentralised prediction markets: The US presidential election and major sporting events have proved fertile ground for decentralised prediction markets, one of the fastest growing crypto sectors of 2024. There is little doubt that the sector is currently riding high on the intense interest generated by the upcoming election. Trading volumes climbed nearly sixfold in Q3, with October alone pushing volumes beyond USD 2.1 billion - 50 percent more than the entire third quarter led by the dominant player Polymarket. But there are a couple of challenges that could dampen the current optimism for prediction markets: the threat of a US regulatory backlash and the possibility of a market correction once the presidential elections are over. 🔎 Learn more in our Future Finance blog: https://lnkd.in/eAESJp5h #polymarket #elections #crypto

Join Co-Founder and Group CEO Mathias Imbach at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2024 where he'll be speaking on the panel "Convergence of TradFi and Digital Assets: The capital markets transformation" alongside leaders from the International Monetary Fund, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Temasek. The team from Singapore will also be at the Sygnum booth at the Swiss Pavilion in Hall 5. We'd love to share some of the latest developments in digital assets with you so do come by if you are interested in learning more about the space and about Sygnum. #singaporefintechfestival #sff #digitalassets Gerald Goh Jason French Benedict Yap, CFA Max Stuedlein Deborah Tan-Pink

📢 New Episode Alert: The Crypto Explorer Podcast – Let’s talk institutional crypto In Sygnum’s exciting new episode, podcast host Deborah Tan-Pink talks about the world of institutional crypto with two key industry leaders: Samar Sen, Head of Asia-Pacific at Talos, and Nicholas Foo, Senior Vice President of Trading at Sygnum Singapore. Together, they discuss how crypto is evolving beyond the investment thesis and transforming the global financial system. Samar highlights crypto as a revolutionary upgrade to financial infrastructure, unlocking new opportunities for faster, borderless transactions. Meanwhile, Nicholas explores how major institutions are driving crypto adoption, legitimising the asset class, and catering to client demand. Curious about how institutions are reshaping the future of crypto? Tune in now to discover how these trends are impacting the broader financial market! 🎧 Listen in and learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e6A-q4MG ▪️ Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gsTyVXZD ▪️ iTunes: https://lnkd.in/gU64FUuP Read the disclaimer here: https://bit.ly/3YW7Gsf

Sygnum is supporting Switzerland for UNHCR with Bridging Worlds: Digital Art Beyond Borders Benefitting UNHCR, an online auction presented by Christie's, taking place on Christie's 3.0 from 23 to 30 October. Aliya Das Gupta, Sygnum Senior Vice President of Business Development and Ecosystem Outreach, says: “Sygnum Bank is honoured to collaborate with Switzerland for UNHCR and Christie's and support both innovative digital artists to create value and impact and the UNHCR’s efforts to deliver assistance and safeguard human rights.” Learn more about the digital artists highlighted and register for the auction here: ➡️Register for the auction: https://t.co/yHt3XtnxRA 💡Learn more: https://t.co/61H8Sh8LM2 UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency Art Blocks Inc. Ruxanda Cornescu Miriam Knecht Sebastian Sanchez Cristina Davies Talisa Mohammed Jessica Stanley Hugo Arruda Daniel Michaud-Payet Néstor Palao #digitalart #digitalassets #FutureFinance Disclaimer: https://lnkd.in/eyCN4DMZ