The latest research from the AMINA team

In the first days after the outbreak of the coronavirus crises in the West, crypto plunged like traditional asset classes. Bitcoin was pronounced dead. A historical analysis by SEBA Research of several assets indicates that except for this event, crypto does not correlate with stock markets. In spite of BTC price drop, the underlying blockchain … Continued

It is customary in articles like this to trumpet that “2020 will be the year when digital assets explode”. We are all eager to see blockchain achieve wider adoption, but I believe we need to adopt a slightly longer time horizon. It will most likely take three to five years to fully establish the infrastructural … Continued

SEBA Bank, an integrated bank for digital and traditional assets and licensed by the Swiss supervisory authority FINMA, is now onboarding clients from 10 jurisdictions through a user-friendly digital onboarding process. After a successful start in its home market in November, SEBA Bank now accepts institutional and private professional clients from Singapore, Hong Kong, U.K., … Continued

SEBA Bank starts its investment business and launches the SEBA Crypto Asset Select Index (SEBAX) for crypto currencies. SEBAX addresses the predominant problem of traditional market value-weighted indices, making index investments interesting for the digital investment market as well. Zug, 26 November 2019 – SEBA, an integrated bank focused on digital assets, launches its investment … Continued

Swiss clients can now officially open an account with an integrated bank focusing on digital assets Following the granting of a banking licence by FINMA in August 2019 and the completion of a one-month test phase, Swiss clients can now officially onboard with an integrated bank for traditional and digital assets. This sees SEBA make … Continued

SEBA receives FINMA banking and securities dealer licence allowing it to close the gap between traditional and digital asset markets For the first time, a reputed regulatory authority – the Swiss Financial Market Authority (FINMA) – grants a banking licence to a financial services provider with main focus on digital assets As a licenced and … Continued

SEBA Crypto AG enters partnership for Digital Asset Services with Julius Baer and proposes Peter Gerlach for election to the Board of Directors Julius Baer has been a minority shareholder of SEBA since 2018. In the future, Julius Baer will not only be an investor in SEBA, but will also provide its clients with access … Continued

SEBA Crypto AG raises CHF100 million to build a FINMA licensed Bank and Securities Dealer SEBA Crypto AG (SEBA) has secured CHF100 million to ignite its vision to build a regulated bank to bridge the gap between the crypto and traditional financial economies. Headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, SEBA wants to give institutions, corporates and individuals … Continued

Blockchain technology, the Internet of Things melding with the Internet of Money, the convergence of Cryptography, Computer Science and Economics – all of these technologies are enablers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, which many believe is upon us. Dear Reader, If you’re reading this letter, then you will probably agree that these are some interesting … Continued