Swiss digital asset banking group Sygnum has raised $58 million in an oversubscribed strategic progress spherical, pushing its valuation past $1 billion.
Bitcoin-focused enterprise capital agency Fulgur Ventures led the ultimate shut as cornerstone investor, becoming a member of new and present strategic traders alongside Sygnum staff members.
Notably, the co-founders, board, and staff members preserve majority possession.
The banking group manages over $5 billion in whole shopper belongings, with buying and selling volumes surging greater than 1,000% year-over-year in 2024, in response to a press release shared with Decrypt. This was achieved by means of Sygnum’s partnership with PostFinance, which started in April 2023, the assertion claims.
Regardless of these milestones, Sygnum co-founder and group CEO Mathias Imbach believes that Switzerland, at a broader stage, is “shedding floor to different jurisdictions.”
Because of this the nation ought to “not ignore the significance of steady innovation within the monetary sector,” Imbach stated.
The expansion spherical will gasoline Sygnum’s enlargement into EU/EEA markets and launch its regulated presence in Hong Kong. The corporate stated that it plans to broaden its institutional infrastructure and develop its Bitcoin-focused product portfolio, as demand for regulated crypto providers continues to develop.
Final 12 months in July, Sygnum launched its 24/7 multi-asset settlement community, Sygnum Join, partnering with digital asset change AsiaNext and prime dealer Hidden Street.
Following that, the corporate additionally launched Sygnum Defend, enabling institutional shoppers to commerce on main crypto exchanges whereas holding collateral in bank-grade custody.
“Confidence with out angle”
Having hit unicorn standing with its newest spherical is each a “robust validation” of Sygnum’s energy and a sign for the financial institution to maintain exhibiting “confidence with out angle,” Imbach said.
In June 2023, Swiss authorities seized $26 million in crypto belongings held at Sygnum Financial institution by executives of collapsed crypto challenge Terraform Labs. This doubled earlier estimates of funds held by former Terraform Labs CEO Do Kwon.
The seizure adopted Terraform Labs’ $40 billion implosion in Could 2022, which led to a number of fraud costs and Kwon’s arrest in Montenegro on passport forgery costs whereas fleeing to Dubai.
As 2025 opened, Do Kwon pleaded not responsible to U.S. costs over Terra’s collapse. His legal trial has been set for 2026 following his extradition to the U.S.
Sygnum didn’t instantly return Decrypt‘s request for remark.
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