Liechtenstein’s LGT Bank is offering cryptocurrency custody and brokerage services to private clients, in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in partnership with SEBA Bank, a fully integrated, FINMA licensed digital assets banking platform. LGT Bank Sets up Crypto Services with SEBA Bank LGT Bank is part of LGT Group, a leading international private banking and asset management group with over $285 billion in assets under management. The firm is leveraging SEBA Bank’s fully regulated banking platform and institutional-grade digital asset custody capabilities to launch digital asset custody and trading services for clients. LGT Bank will initially offer crypto services for Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) with further plans to add more coins in the future alongwith staking and yield earning possibilities. “The range of services combined with the highest security standards makes SEBA Bank’s service offering unique and we are very pleased to be able to support LGT with our expertise in expanding its services around digital assets,” Franz Bergmüller, CEO at SEBA Bank, said in the release. Available to Only Selected Client Groups The upcoming service will be initially available to selected client groups of LGT Bank in Liechtenstein or Switzerland. They must also be classified as professional clients or be managed by an external asset manager in order to access services. However, due to the demand in other areas and regions, the private b...
